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 The Late William Edwards, 
 
 •jf clarence, ont., 
 
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 COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY HIS BROTHER, 
 
 JAMES EDWARDS, 
 
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 INDEX. 
 
 Introduction i 
 
 Scenes in the Life of a Canadian Pioneer i 
 
 Rustic Jottings from the Bush 17 
 
 Corres]jondence to l'eterh(jrougli Examiner 39 
 
 Temperance 55 
 
 Religious 60 
 
 Essays on Dignity of Labor 82 
 
 Ottawa Pioneers 88 
 
 Political 115 
 
 Miscellaneous 127 
 
 Poetry 157 
 
 
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William Edwards, the author of 
 
 the following letters, pajjers, essays, &c., 
 and the subject of this short memoir, 
 was born in the town of Portsea, Hants, 
 England, on the 6th day of June, 1810, 
 and was the youngest son — save one, 
 who died ir infancy — of John and 
 Margaret Edwards. He was sent to 
 school at an early age, but before he 
 ■.I'as 9 years eld, the family left England 
 for America, and, as a consequence, 
 his attainmenls in education were very 
 limited. In tl e fall of 1822, the family 
 removed from Kingston to the Ottawa 
 River to begin :iush life. Foxes' Point, 
 in the Township of Clarence, then an 
 unbroken forest, was the spot selected 
 for .settlement. It is situated about 30 
 miles below where the City of Ottawa 
 now stands, on the South side of .he 
 river. The first, and most necessary 
 job for the settlers, was the building of 
 a house to dwell in. 
 
 Notwithstanding a considerable out- 
 lay and pains taken to have the house 
 waim and comfortable, it proved the 
 very reverse. 
 
 Potatoes purchased for winter use 
 were frozen. The chimney ])roved a 
 miserable affair, smoky, and being built of 
 sticks and clay, it was continually tak- 
 ing file — threatening the destruction of 
 the house. Often cups and saucers, at 
 breakfast, adhered together by the 
 frost. 
 
 The winter passed away slowly, suf- 
 ferings from cold and smoke were se- 
 vere, but in due time, sjiring came 
 ronnd, and was cordially welcomed 
 Time came and went, and years of ])ri- 
 vation and trials were endured by the 
 
 settlers. The father and his three sons 
 toiled on, learning the lessons of ex- 
 perience. In the division of labor, 
 William was api^ointed to the care of 
 the cattle, and before horses were intro- 
 duced, oxen supplied their places, and 
 he was teamster of them. In those 
 early days, beaver meadow hay was the 
 only hay the settlers had for their stock. 
 It was cut and stacked in the meadows, 
 and drawn home in winter. William's 
 business was to draw this hay with his 
 oxen. He rose early, and was off with 
 his team before daylight, and back with 
 his load early in the afternoon. While 
 at home, the lowing herd had not long 
 to wait for the accustomed meal. His 
 continual practice was to carry a book 
 in his jjocket, and he seemed to occupy 
 every available minute in reading and 
 committing to memory favorite portions 
 of the authors he perused. I have 
 often heard him make the woods vocal, 
 repeating them while riding on a load 
 of hay, or on a stick of timbe'-. He had 
 a vein of poetry, which, in his younger 
 years, he cultivated, and his fondness 
 for the poets was great. 
 
 In the early ])art of the year 1837, 
 he was married to Anne Cameron, the 
 youngest daughter of Mr. John Cam- 
 eron, of the adjoining Township of 
 Cumberland. He had eleven children, 
 (7 sons and 4 daughters,) ten of whom, 
 together with his beloved wife, survive 
 him. His domestic relations were lov- 
 ing and sincere. He loved his wife 
 and family, and was never more happy 
 than when surrounded by his children 
 and grandchildren, and, in return for 
 that love and affection, he was con- 
 
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INTRODUCTION. 
 
 scious that they 'were reciprocated. He 
 jjossibly enjoyed more of comiiibial 
 bl's.s than usually falls to the majority of 
 mortals. His ac(|naintaiict s and con- 
 nections were varied and numerous. 
 Few men on the (Ittawa. were better 
 known or more highly rj.spected, and 
 few, it may be added, w!io more richly 
 deservefl to be had in 'tmembrancc for 
 honesty and sterlinj.'; worth. He lived 
 to see si.x of his sons and one daughter 
 married, and all his children comfort- 
 ably settled in life. 
 
 Shortly after the introduction of 
 Municipal Institutions, he was elected 
 Townshii) Councillor, Reeve, and one 
 term, he was chosen as Warden of the 
 United Counties of I'rescott and Rus- 
 sell. Whilst in office, he was strenuous 
 in his endeavours to benefit Townshijjs 
 and (bounties alike, opposing all sorts 
 of dishonesty and double dealing in 
 either, and ajjproving and ujjholding 
 what he considered right and pro])er. 
 He was, from i8")o to 1866, elected 
 continuously to the latter jieriod, having 
 during those 1 5 years never sought elec- 
 tions, yet he was unanimously returned 
 without a contest or a canvass on his 
 part. In the latter year he was re- 
 jjlaced by anotiier, and ever after, he 
 refused to be a candidate, though 
 frequently solicited to .stand. He held 
 tiie appointment of Justice of the Peace 
 for a long ]jeriod, and exercised its 
 functions with wisdom, firmness and 
 efficiency. Reference is made in the 
 " Scenes in the life of a Canadian Pio- 
 neer " to his father having an extensive 
 agency for the i)reser\ance and sale of 
 timber and lands. .\t the death of his 
 father, in 1843, this agency was transfer- 
 red to his son William, l)y which time 
 the business had increased so much, 
 that a great part of his time was occu- 
 ])ied in surveying, valuing ami selling 
 land and timber. His transactions were 
 large and varied in this department, 
 extending even to Royalty and to 
 India, Australia, &c. In all his deal- 
 ings, he was scrujiulously exact and 
 ujiright with the jiarties he acted for, 
 and was as free from the charge of sel- 
 fishness as any jvorson I have known. 
 
 His integrity and honesty were con- 
 spicuous, on acquaintance with him, 
 and never was he known to wrong any 
 one. 
 
 His benevolence and hospitality were 
 striking features in his character. He 
 loved social intercourse with i)eople of 
 intelligence and moral worth, and his 
 house was the frequent resort of numer- 
 ous friends, who enjoyed his genial 
 hospitality. 
 
 He possessed a very large share of 
 good common sense, coupled with a 
 ready and a sound judgment. In fact, 
 I iiave never known any one who seem- 
 ed to have so correct a judgment, or 
 so safe. 
 
 His opinion and advice were sought 
 after by old and young, many of whom 
 confided their secrets to him, finding 
 in him a safe and wise counsellor. No 
 one feels the want of his advice more 
 than I do ; accustomed as I have been 
 to consult iiim in difficulties, I find 
 j that his loss to me is irreparable. 
 I Hut his career is over, life ir, done ; 
 we shall hear his welcome voice no 
 ! more, nor see his benignant smile again. 
 j rie had a ^ood constitution, and for a 
 I long |)eri(jd, was a stranger to sickness, 
 I but in his 68th year, he contracted a 
 I severe and painful malady, which 
 seriously threatened his life. This 
 trouble, however, yielded to treatment, 
 , and he enjoved between two ami three 
 years of life, inters|jerscd with suffering. 
 I The early part of the year 1881, he had 
 ! a stroke of paralysis, which he sf)on got 
 over, but a second attack f)n the 17th 
 of March occurring, caused uncon- 
 sciousness. He lingered till early on the 
 morning of the 4th of April, 1881, in 
 ! the 71st year of his age, when the 
 " wcaiy wheels of life stood still at last," 
 i and his si)irit passed from its frail tene- 
 ^ ment to the Father of our spirits ; he 
 died as one going to sleep. Says the 
 j man of affliction and suffering : " Is 
 ; there not an appointed time to man 
 ; upon the earth, and are not his days 
 i as the days of an hireling?" 'I'hc last 
 i entry in his diary was on the i6th of 
 I March, and his last day upon earth the 
 ' 3rd of A])ril following. 
 
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 111. 
 
 It was the practice of my late brother, 
 for .some twenty years pricr to liis ileatli, 
 wlien lie wrote for the press, to cut out 
 and preserve copies of iiis letters, pape.s, 
 &C., which he pasted in a scrap book. 
 These contributions were entered there- 
 in, in the order as to time in wliich they 
 were written ; but being composed on a 
 number of subjecls, when it was decided 
 by his family, after his death, that they 
 should be iiubiished, and that I should 
 undertake the task of overseeing and 
 classifying tiiem, as well as superintend 
 tlicir publication, using my own judg- 
 ment, I at once set to work to collect 
 and compile them, arranging them 
 under ten headings. .\s will be ol)scrved, 
 I iiave introduced some notes, connect- 
 ing dales and occurrences, and supjily- 
 ing useful information in the historical 
 items. 
 
 A noticeable omission of my brother 
 in writing the history of the family to 
 which lie and 1 belong, is his studious 
 avoidance of any reference to himself 
 It would scarcely be fair or projier to 
 send out a book, written by one who has 
 climbed the ladder of fame, under such 
 disadvantageous circumstances, and 
 not give a sketch, at least, of his life 
 and history ; especially as he has kept 
 himself so much in the dark. Those 
 who were actpiainted with him, would 
 soon uiscover how ready he was to ac- 
 knowledge excellencies in others, and 
 no one more shy in attributing any- 
 thing ]jraiseworthy in others. He en- 
 dorsed and practised the .saying of the 
 wise man : " I.et another man praise 
 thee, and not thine own mouth, a 
 stranger and not thine own lips.' 
 I'^gotism he abhorred in others, and 
 shunned it in himsi?lf In his h story 
 of the Ottawa "Pioreers" he lias honest- 
 ly described their struggles anil success- 
 es, and when discernable, tiieiraims and 
 motives. He has labored long and 
 ])atiently to set forth the praises so just- 
 ly due to them, so that their descen- 
 dants, by the "divine art of printing" can 
 realize the fact, that the "author, 
 though dead, yet speaketh." Though 
 naturally modest and retiring, he was, 
 nevertheless, ready to frown down 
 
 wrong doing of all kinds, sturdily bat- 
 tling for the right. Of a kind and 
 sympathizing nature, he rejoiced with 
 those that rejoiced, and wept with those 
 who wi pt. His brain and pen were 
 ever at work, encouraging to virtue, 
 warning the unwary to beware of evil 
 and evil influences. In all his various 
 writings, he rarely gives his name or 
 even his initials, using continually a 
 nom-df-plume, as if, in doing good, he 
 wishes to shrink from recognition. 
 
 His reading was varied and exten- 
 sive, for a backwoodsman, bis memory 
 very superior, and he turned to good 
 account the in'ormation he acquired 
 from the sparse library at his command. 
 His extended and thorough reading 
 has given him a style in his writing, 
 that points to him as a highly cultured 
 writer. His terse but vigorous pen 
 flows from serious to gay, from sad to 
 ludicrous, from sarcasm to laudation, 
 with an ease and grace, all his own. 
 Tiiere is a thread of wit and humour 
 running through most of his writings, 
 especially in his narrative and descrip- 
 tive pieces, that is sjiicy and agreeable. 
 Satire and sarcasm are occasionally em- 
 ployed with effect. 
 
 My brother has written a great deal 
 that is not available — having been mis- 
 laid or destroyed. The earliest dates of 
 the available documents, occur in the 
 corres) . ■'dence to the Peterborough 
 Exami,!^,, in 1862, at a period when 
 his brother was Editor of that paper. 
 In his "Scenes" he notices the forma- 
 tion of the " i'oxes' Point Young Mens' 
 Society," for moral, religious and intel- 
 lectual improvement, which was a happy 
 means of benefitting many, none more 
 so than my brother In addition to 
 papers, composed and read by liim 
 weekly, l)efore the Society, he wrote, in 
 prose and verse, essays and papers on 
 agriculture, for a member whose sobri- 
 (/iiet was the " I'armer." These early 
 contributions have not been jireserved, 
 which is a ])ity, as most that fell from 
 his pen, was worthy of record and i)eru- 
 sal. It is, however, fortunate that so 
 much has been preserved and made 
 available — thanks to the foresight and 
 
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 INTROUUCTION. 
 
 care ofoneof his sons, who acted partly 
 as a mentor, that so much will sec the 
 light. Very few men, in this hiisy and 
 fast world, who have business en hand, 
 can write so much and so well as he 
 'las done. 
 
 His history affords proof of what may 
 he accomplished by improving time. 
 His industry was remarkable, and he 
 seemed not to know what " killing of 
 time " meant. So anxious was he for 
 study and mental improvement, tlial for 
 years I have known him eat sparitigly on 
 Sund-xys so a.s to avoid sleep, and this, 
 while yet a lad. He was largely indebted 
 to the Rev. Mr. I'letcher, (noticed by 
 him in the " Pioneers," ]>age io8,) for 
 giving his mind a l)enil to literary im- 
 provement. Mr. !•'. took a deej) interest 
 in the society and the locality, designat- 
 ing " Foxes' Point " as "a light in a 
 dark i)lace." He frecpiently turned 
 with pleasure to the favored sjjot, de- 
 claring that some of tlie best visits in 
 his life time were spent there. 
 
 While my t^- other has left behind 
 him an unimpeached character for 
 morality and uprightness, during a long 
 life, his religious character is not so 
 marked as we should have liked. There 
 is no doubt but that, at one of 
 those memorable revivals of religion, so 
 ably pourtrayed by his facile and grapiiic 
 pen, he received the truth, became a 
 Christian, by believing the Gos])el, and 
 was baptized on a profession of his 
 faith, but for some reasons, which I am 
 inignoranceof, he never joined a church. 
 
 I have spoken with several friends, who 
 knew him tiioroug'ily, and to whom he 
 has, at several times, opened his mind 
 and stated his views of (iospel truth, 
 and they all concur in the conviction 
 that he was a truly ("hristian man. He 
 knew the truth and loved the truth, 
 and he was grieved if truth suffered, and 
 iuirried to vindicate its honor. He 
 did not like to see professors of religion 
 living or acting unworthy their pr^ 'vi- 
 sion, and would often remind such of 
 tlieir high vocation, wliich demanded 
 works as well as faith. 
 
 Possibly, when experiencing a change 
 of heart, and finding how prone he was 
 himself to wander and <o;ne short of 
 wliat he should be, and fearing that the 
 charge of inconsistency might attacli to 
 him, he has yielded to the temptation, 
 ami put off a clear and ])aramount duty. 
 His natuial humility and retirement 
 operated against anything like profes- 
 sion or display, and it would seem as 
 if he dreaded that his i)rofession would 
 lead others to stumble. Whatever may 
 have been the causes, they are not 
 known for a certainty. We know that 
 he knew and loved the truth, and that 
 the truth made him free from the law 
 of sin and death. Doubts and fears do 
 not separate the humble believer from 
 the gracious Saviour, who has said : 
 "him that cometh unto Me, I will in 
 no wise cast out." 
 
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 Peterborough, Dec, 1881. 
 
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 Life of a Canadian Pioneer, 
 
 CHAPIKR I. 
 
 'l"he readers of Good IVords, have 
 eiijoyud frequent treats from a facile 
 pen, deijicting the lives and characters 
 of real worthies, under the ca])tion of 
 "Our Indian Heroes." 
 
 Canada must hold humble rank, as 
 compared with the rich, populous and 
 vast region of India, and her heroes 
 take form proportioned to the limited 
 sjjhere of a new and undeveloped 
 country. 
 
 Still, we can boast of men who truly 
 earned renown, and they deserve to i)e 
 had in everlasting remembrance, in the 
 history ot this great nation yet to be. 
 Among the number might be named 
 the discoverers of the country, and 
 those who first ascended its rivers, ])as- 
 sed over its great lakes, and majiped 
 the outlines of its geographical char- 
 acter. Another class claims notice as 
 tiie defenders of the soil. Holding not 
 their lives dear unto themselves, they 
 fought, bled and died to retain in their 
 integrity tiie bounds and government of 
 the country. Nor yet has been wanting 
 the true patriot who has struggled, and 
 not in vain, in the ]>olitical arena to se- 
 cure enlarged and enlightened civil and 
 religious liberty. Then we have the 
 industrial heroes — lion-hearted men 
 with strong arms, who fought the battle 
 of the wilderness — who went up and ' 
 possessed tlie land, and tjore their part 
 in redeeming the earth from the domin- 
 ion of the forest, making the desert 
 jjlaces fruitful as a garden, and aiding 
 to usher in the time when the earth 
 shall yield her increase. 
 
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 I Yet another cla.ss, though last not 
 I least, stands out demanding our grati- 
 : tude and admiration. These are the 
 moral heroes — men who have combat- 
 ted the evil habits of society — worked 
 to educate the masses, and preached 
 the everlasting (Ios|)el, whilst enduring 
 the toil and self-denial incident to a 
 backwoods ministry. From all these 
 classes pleasitig and interesting pictures 
 ; r.iight be drawn, characteristic of real 
 j life in Canada, and calculated to in- 
 ! spire its rising race to emulate the 
 i action of departeil worthies and thank- 
 fully benefit by the legacy of their ex- 
 am|)les and labors. 
 
 i 'i'he foregoing remarks are introduc- 
 : tory to jircsenting to the reader's atten 
 tion some fragmentary sketches from j 
 the life of a man entitled to rank 
 among the industrial and moral heroes 
 of Canada. The writer will briefly 
 trace his history in the land of his birth, 
 his journey hiiherward, and life in the 
 backwoods of ("anada. 
 
 John I'klwards was born in Moray- 
 shire, Scotland, in the year 1780, of 
 ]jarents in humble circumstances, but 
 ])ossessed of that pearl which rich men 
 cannot buy. He was trained to the 
 labors of the farm ; but, on nearing 
 man's estate, conceived the idea of 
 learning a trade. With this view he 
 left home for Edinburgh. The parting 
 advice of his father evinces Scotland's 
 dee]) veneration for the day of rest, and 
 seemed, in the mind of the an.xious 
 l)arent, the safeguard against tempta- 
 tion. The advice was : "Jock, be 
 sure and remember the Sabbath day to 
 keep it holy." 
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 SCKNKS IN THli LIFK OK A CANADIAN PIONEER. 
 
 Arrived at Eclinl)ur,nli, lie engaged 
 with a Lcitli ship-builler, being bound' 
 for seven years as ajjprenliix", and con- 
 tinued to follow this ocrupation as a 
 journeyman, both in iMi^dand and Scot- 
 land. About the time of iiis going w 
 Edinburgh, at the beginning of the 
 present century, the Haldanes were 
 m.xking no little stir by their "ncw- 
 fangloil" iireac'hing, and the puljjits of 
 the land rang widi fulminations against 
 "wolves in sheep's clothing." Their 
 only answer was a blameless life. 'I'iiey 
 will stand through all time ranked 
 among Scotland's greatest benefactors, 
 and they lived to enjoy the esteem of 
 all classes and churches in the land. 
 I'housands owned these men as their 
 spiritual fathers. Diawn by cairiosity, 
 the subject '' t)ur story listened to the 
 words of eternal life proclaimed by 
 James Haldane, in thj circus of Edin- 
 burgh. These words proved effectual 
 to a change of view> and jiurposc. and 
 were followed b\- his joining t!ie c'nircli 
 under the care of .\lr. Haldane. Men 
 of no little distinction were connected 
 with this churcii at the time. Dr. I'at- 
 terson,' who went to Denmark, and sub- 
 secjuently to Russia: Dr. Henderson, 
 wiio went to Iceland, and afterwards 
 was princijjal of a college in laigland, 
 and Dr. .Nldday, who came to Ameri- 
 ca, were all champions in the interests 
 of religious truth : and yet anothi.T man 
 of mark, who went to .M'rica. Jolin 
 Campbell, known to everyl)o;l\. 
 
 Not only were men of mark in this 
 church, but it enjoyed the occasional 
 services of some other distinguished 
 preachers of the day. Among the niuu- 
 ber was Rowland Mill. I'lie qf.amt 
 sayings and doings of .\Fr. Hill have 
 given birth to extravagant anecdote : 
 yet the reality was very novel to the 
 mintls of sedate Scotchmen. The 
 ycjuthl'ul shipwright was jiresciu la the 
 circus wlien tliis Episcoixal deryman 
 effected a change of posture in praise, 
 tiiat has prevailed among dissenters 
 ever since. .Mr. Hill ga\e out a h\mn, 
 and, to his surprise, the whole people 
 kejit their scats and commenced sing- 
 intr. He called out in tones of thunder 
 
 to stoj), and every voice was hushed. 
 An earnest lecture followed on the impro- 
 priety of worshi])ping (lod in asitting at- 
 titude. Then die church membership 
 arose, and the song of jiraise proceeded. 
 .Vgain Mr. Hill's voice silenced the 
 united volume of several thousand 
 tongues, and a second lecture brought 
 the entire congregation to their feet. 
 
 The Calton Hill was then, as it is 
 now, a t'avorite resort for o])en-air 
 preaching. Thousands, at the time of 
 which we write, congregated there to 
 listen to (;os|iel truth from the lii)s of 
 Mr. Hill. On one occasion, when 
 passing up to the spot from which he 
 spoke, lie observed a long row of well- 
 dressed ladies comfortably seated. He 
 stopjjed short, turned to the ladies and 
 said: "Ladies, you look very line, 
 and a])pcar very comfortable. I hope 
 you will not allow a ])f,or jjer.son to pass 
 your door." 
 
 C'onnecl'Hl with the Haldane Church 
 at this time, were four other api)rentice 
 shipwrights besiiles the subject of 
 this sketc'i, all of whom were converted 
 under the ministry of its pastor. 
 
 The five y(,iithful artisans were of 
 one heart and one mind, aiid a sancti- 
 lied frientlshij) ripened into a bond of 
 union broken onl\- by death. Having 
 tasted themselves of the heavenly 
 manna, their souls were fired with 
 desire that others might be made pai"- 
 takers of like precious faith. To this 
 end tliev niet for nuUual improvement 
 ..nd study of the Divine Word. They 
 also sought out destitute h v-alities, and 
 told to all who would listen, the story 
 of the Cross. At length the days of 
 their servitude were ended, and the 
 (luestion of future duty engaged grave 
 attention. John lulwards was senior 
 in years, and being uniler a matrimon- 
 ial engagement, deciiletl to follow his 
 avocation as a shipwright ; but to con- 
 i tinue at the same time his loved em- 
 ployment of preaching die Ciospcl. 
 
 The others, Hercus, Wilson, .McNeil 
 and Hasiie. entered iheilass of Robert 
 Hakiane, and piusued studies to (juali- 
 fy them more fully to be preachers of 
 the \\'ord. Three of the nuntber bc- 
 
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 scENKs IN Tin: 1.11 r. ov \ Canadian pionker. 
 
 came men of some note. Mr. Hercus 
 
 became the liighly-rL'si)ected jiastor of a 
 Churcn in Greenock ; Mr. \Vilson set- 
 tled in Glasgow ; Mr. McNeil went to 
 Elgin, where his memory is still fragrant 
 fo*- worth and usefulness. Mr. Hastie 
 carried the Gos])el to tiie I'ar West in 
 America. All have gone from the busy 
 stage of life ; and the Haldanes, too, 
 ha\L 1( ng since, entered into their! 
 rest.* 
 
 During his lifetime, Mr. Ivlwards 
 maintained ei)isl()lary correspondence 
 with the .Messrs. Haldane, and also i 
 with his shipwright associates. Dis- ! 
 tance and time abated not the ardor of 
 the first love of these friends. | , \ 
 
 ( ilAi'lKK II. ' 
 
 IJritish history, during the earlier years j 
 of the nineteerth centinv, was written in 
 gore, nioodycontlicts by sea and land 
 followed in (piick succession, from the 
 battle of Canojius in h-gypt, under .Vb- 
 ercrombie, in 1801, to the memorable 
 battle of \Vaterloo, under ^Vellinglon, ! 
 in 1815. Nelson's victory at Trafiilgar, 
 
 the bombardment of Copenhagen, the 
 Iron Duke's Indian and Peninsular 
 (Jamjjaigns, and the second American 
 war are conspicuous among the national 
 events that tried the jjtowess of ling- 
 land, swelled the volume of her debt, 
 and fdled the latul with mourning for 
 the slain, which alternated nith fre- 
 quent and loud rejoicings for triumphs 
 achieved. The arsenals and dockyards 
 of lingland at this period were intense- 
 ly active. liven the .Sabbath Day saw 
 men building \essels to su])ply the de- 
 mands of war. Shijjwrights in sufficient 
 numbers couki not be obtained in Eng- 
 land. 
 
 .\ G()\urnment otficial visited the 
 Scottish yanls, and elo(|ucntly |)leaded 
 the claims of the country in her neces- 
 sity for mechanics. .\ large number 
 from Leith and other yards responded, 
 and a man-of-war was sent to convey 
 them to the different dockvards as alot- 
 tcd. 
 
 I'atriolism was a ruling principle with 
 .Mr. lidwards. He became one of the 
 number of volunteers, and was desig- 
 
 'Tlufse singul.Ti'ly sc-lf-iliiiyinn and Iriily cxculliiit nicti ilescrvc more than a passinR notice, Uoth were 
 connpcted with a sea-Tjiint; life .lames was a Capi.tin nt'an Kast Iiidianian Robert was also in the Hast 
 India i^mtpany's servic:'. But (.ii becoming Christiiiiis they lelt tlie service, and began to enquire what 
 till y sliouUI do for the glory of God, who had lirought them lioiji the kingdom of darkness, into the King- 
 dom of llisdear Son, rheir first and anxious di-sir<- to serve (iod was to go to the Kast Indies as .Mission- 
 arit-s, and earui-stly and continuously ilid they seek the suHr.ige of the giant monopoly to permit them ti> sad 
 tor India, to pursue their cherished idea of being maile instrumental in the conversion of the natives of India. 
 The Company at this period was an all-powerful one, and despite the iTitluence of the Haldanes, belonging, 
 as they did, to one of the hrst families in Scotland, and their uncle. Lord Duncan, at the time the First 
 l.ord of the Admiralty, their eftorts to get a passage wiM'e m.nvailing. James cr)imneneed preaching in the 
 circus at l-;dinburgli, his stentorian voice reaching to evi.'.y part of it : and his brother, by pen and voice 
 made kni>wn tin; tidies of redi-eming love. Observing the w,xnt of a spiritual .iii'l ^-nlightemd Ministry, he 
 invited young miii, ol jiiety and talent, to attend a class he formed lor ilu' preiiaration of such for the Gos- 
 pel Ministry, and how many have been biesseil by this iustriiinentality eternity alone will disclose. Robert 
 went to tln^ conlinent. and tinitiiig religion very low, be gave lectures to the tludents ol the L'niversiiv of 
 Geneva, and w,is instrumental in awakening an interest in religion an!i>ng the masses iln.'re, lie publislied 
 several works, among which may be noiiceil his exposition ol the Idiisileto the Romans - an able and sound 
 work. The Scottish clergy were nu'stly ofthe "Moderate'' school aril took great objections to tlie "new- 
 lights ;" and ellorts were strenuously n.seil to silence tin- ■ babblers ' but to no purpose. In i;eci a Dr. 
 Hugh Hhiir issued a " Pastoral ,\dmoiiitioii," which was meant to sweep himi the Kingdom all preachers un- 
 aiiihorized by the Church and all Sunday School Tiachers who h,id no eoniniission from the I'resbylery of 
 till- bounds! The ,'\sseml>ly intemled to crush the llahlaius, to keep Rowland llill from the pulpits, and to 
 scare the people from countenancing tlu si ,idventiiieis who wanted to teach the liible to their children. 
 The Haldanes were two genllriuen of property, and of old faniilv, who hail ijiven up an honorable career on 
 the sea in order to promote fdigion in Seo land. Ready to spend and be spent Robert Haldane alone gave 
 £"-0,000 111 ten years to the cause of religion -men ot zeal, energy, f.irtitude and faith, they did more to tiring 
 Scotland into living sympathy with missions in heathendom, aiid with the ri"-iving faith in the chniches of 
 the Reformation than any court of any church in the beginning o' this century Though they were not al- 
 ways right, nor always gentle in expre!,siou, they were always upright and self-regulating n'lcn svhoni no 
 party could claim. ,\s, at the beginning of their lite, they defied tiie careless parish ministers and the angry 
 .\3sembly, so. at the end of it. they publicly denounced the voluntaries, who courted martvrdcm bv refus ng 
 to pay the Annuity Tax wliii ipporttdtbe .National Church in IMinburgh, When they went over the land, 
 pre.iching love and good wo... , and with such jower that Sunday Schools and prayer meetings started up 
 behind them as they went, they were only doing what the Church herself ought to have done. See St. 
 Giles' Lectures, No. lo., p.p. jijj, 'ii}. 
 
 ;RelereMce having been made to the hve a|)pienticed shipwrights who wcie of one heart and mind, 
 which ripened into friendship and a bond of union, broken only by death, there was one outside of the craft 
 who lormed a miMiiber of that union a Mr. Christie, who came out to Canada somewhere about the year 
 I.S.15, and settled in loionto as a Hardware Mercham. He called upon his old friend at Clarence, and was 
 very cordially received and entertained. I am not sure but a son and daughter of .Mr. Christie are still 
 alive in Toronto. 
 
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 SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A CANADIAN PIONEER. 
 
 nated to Portsmouth, tlicn tlie greatest 
 naval arsenal of the world. A resi- 
 dence there for a few months was fol- 
 lowed by a settlement for map.y years, 
 and many circumstances concurred to 
 develop his character and enlarge his 
 usefulness. iViany hundreds of ship- 
 wright:; were employed in this dock- 
 yar The nature of the work was ar- 
 duous and dangerous, and many acci- 
 dents occurred, often attendetl with 
 fatal results. These casualties pointetl 
 to the necessity of provision being made 
 for families thereby deprived of supjjort. 
 A few of the leading workmen, includ- 
 ing the subject of our narrative, devised 
 a scheme of creating a fund by weekly 
 contributions to meet the necessity of 
 tlie case. A general meeting adopted 
 their views, and a liighly successful anil 
 lieneficial "Widows' and Orphans' !■ und" 
 was established. 
 
 The bakers of Portsmouth took ad- 
 vantage of the demand for bread by the 
 large iuiml)ers of dockyard men and 
 tlieir families. Tliis advantage affected 
 both the cpiality and price (jf the staff 
 of life. The cupidity of tiiese men of 
 the oven overste])ped moderate bounds, 
 and resulted fatally to their own inter- 
 ests. The shijjwrights art)se iii ilieir 
 might, and determined,, if they could 
 not be better served, to serve tiiem- 
 selves. Mr. I'Mwards ton'; a ])roinineiit 
 part in the ddiberatioi that resulted 
 in a society being formed to carry out 
 the jjroject, and afterwards in carrying 
 on the operations of this society, l^and 
 was purchased, a wind-mill erected in 
 sight of Soutlisea ISeach, steam |)ower 
 was added for use in case of emergency, 
 and all necessary buildings and <:on- 
 veniences provided to constitute a 
 first-class establishment. Crain was 
 
 imported from the Continent, and the 
 whole machinery set agoing, and con- 
 tinued with success and profit. Sir 
 George Grey, the Commissioner of tiie 
 yard, patronized the enterprize by be- 
 coming a member of the society and 
 receiving his bread from the shipwrights' 
 mill.* 
 
 While secular efforts of usefulness 
 engaged much of Mr. Edwards' spare 
 time, he felt more at home when em- 
 ployed in promoting the religious in- 
 terests of his fellow-men. With him 
 religion was an every-day business. 
 His tool-chest contained a canvas-cov- 
 ered Bible, and all available seasons at 
 meal-time were filled up in drawing 
 supplies from the fountain of living 
 water. On the Sabbatli he occasional- 
 ly preached for absent ministers in 
 Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. 
 Going to fill apiiointments in the latter 
 place, he passed over much of the 
 scenery matle memorable by the pen 
 of Leigh Richmond in his charming 
 sketches of the "Dairymen's Daughter," 
 "Voung Cottager," and "Negro Ser- 
 vant." 
 
 Instant in season and out of season 
 was, with him, matter of solemn obliga- 
 tion. The Sabbath was more fully oc- 
 cupied than week days. After being 
 engaged as leader or listener at morn- 
 ing and afternoon worship, his evenings 
 were usually devoted to preaching in 
 some thoroughfare or in the barracks. 
 He was the de\oted friend of soldiers, 
 and travelled many miles on dark 
 nights to carry them the news of salva- 
 tion. Believing an adtlition to the 
 ministers of the place was much need 
 ed, Mr. Edwards wrote to his friend, 
 Roben Haldane, Esq., urging him to 
 send a graduate of his class. This re- 
 
 'This gif^.intic oporatidii was iiKiiiaKed liy a ctinniiittrn appuiiitrd by llic iiieinbcrs, of which committrc 
 Mr. Edwards was one and was always rt'a<iy for ati eincrfiency or an occasion to render vahiahlo service 
 Possessed of good coniinoii sense, a good memory, and considerable intelligence, his service, in tlie way of 
 advice, was valnable The committee niee iiigs were heM at llui mill, on .Soutlisea (.'oinmons, which was 
 some distance from his home, but it was seldom he was absent from any of these. On many occasions his 
 eldest son accompanied liis father on these journeys. One (ivening while leturning home he thus addressed 
 his boy: " My son, let me impress upon you the great itnportauee of doing rii^ht under all circun^stances, 
 and on all occasions,'* — an advice that has nevt^ been forgotten, thcuigh nttcretl 0,5 years ago— words litlle 
 heeded perhaps then, but they ' were as ;i nail in a sure place *' Memory still recalls the place, where and 
 when uttered. It was while passing a U)v*dy ami retired spot called the " bush Inn." and not far from the 
 mill. The admonition has been often thought ovr, and the recollection I as often ileterriul the son from 
 breaking his parents coniniand. .A striking, instanee of the importance of the saying : " In the morning 
 sow thy seed, and in theeveniug wilhholu lul thy hand, as lUuu knowest not whether shall prosper this or 
 that, or whellier they both shall be aldtc good." 
 
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 SCENES IN T!iE LIFE OF A CANADIAN PIONEER. 
 
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 (|uest was resi)ondotl to, rJid Mr. Neave 
 <aine to I'ortsiiioutli, wliere he proved 
 liimselfto l)e a workman not needing 
 to bo asliamed. Mr. Neave cliose, in 
 tlie matter of supjjort, the independent 
 plan of su])i)orting liimself He open- 
 ed a fn'st-class academy, and gave evi- 
 dence of oeing an echicator of no mean 
 ranl<, and, withal, a most acceptable 
 preaciier. I 
 
 The British Government having long 
 felt tile lack of cdiu:ated shi])Arights in 
 the official de])artments of dockyards, 
 determined on est;'i)lishing a superior 
 class in Portsmouth, where boys siiould 
 recei\e scientific training and learn 
 l)ractical shi])-building. C^andidates 
 for tiiis class, not o\er thirteen years of 
 age, were examined annually, and a 
 certain number, who passed the ordeal, 
 were accepted and educated more fully 
 at the public e.xjjcnse. i-ucralive situ- 
 ations rewartled the successful C(jmpeti- 
 tors ; hence, the schools of Englaml 
 were ambitious of their pu])ils' success. 
 Mr. Neave's acadeni)' distinguisheil it- 
 self b)- sending a larger number of boys 
 t(j the superior class than any other 
 school in the land. 
 
 'I'here is much in the surroundings 
 of a naval sea])ort to awaken feelings of 
 deep sorrow in the bosom of every en- 
 lightened lover of humanity. How ter- 
 rible are the horrors of war I and what 
 a drain on the resources of a nati(jn ! 
 \'et tliesj are but secondary to the im 
 morality superinduced by the manner 
 of life of the brave men engaged to 
 fight their country's battles. Mr. I'-d- 
 wards' heart was deeply stirred in wit- 
 nessing daily the bitter fruits of the 
 system. He ])(jndered long and an.x- 
 iously on the (]uestion : Why cannot 
 national cpiarrels be adjusted as private 
 dillerences best are, on principles of ar- 
 
 I britration ? Meanwhile, might not the 
 unbounded licentiousness of the army 
 and navy be abated, if Governmental 
 pnjvision were extensively made to en- 
 able the men to enter wedlock ? .\n- 
 
 ! other source of jjain to him was the 
 severity of the ])unishment th'^'i inflict- 
 ed on shiplxjard. Shipwrights occas- 
 ionally worked afloat. .\t such times 
 
 I tiiey were cognizant of all cajjital cases 
 
 ; of using the "cat," — the rule being that 
 
 ' every man on board must witness the 
 punishment. .Mr. ICtlwards in one in- 
 stance, at Si)ithead, looked U]jon the 
 mangled body of a poor fellow who 
 was being flogged through the fleet for 
 desertion, and was horrifled to see him 
 wiiippe.l to death before the allotted 
 lashei were laid on. 'I"he inanimate 
 body received a |>ortion of the penal 
 strokes after the soul had flown to wit- 
 ness against this foul blot on the glory 
 of a (Christian nation. 
 
 It has been already remarked that 
 fatal accidents occurred frecpiently to 
 
 ! shipwrights. Mr. Edwards had many 
 hair-breadth escajjes ; but a work in 
 (Canada awaited him, and his life was 
 preser\ed to accomplish it. On one 
 occasion he was passing on a narrow 
 ])lank from one man-of-war to another. 
 His hands were encumbered with his 
 breakfast-kit, and, by some means, his 
 f.)()t slipped, and he fell headlong from 
 the giddy height into a rushing tide. 
 The alacrity of sailors is marvellous. 
 
 , With lightning speed one tar sent a coil 
 of rope after the man overboard, which 
 reached him as he rose breathless from 
 the |)lunge. .Vnother flung himself into 
 a boat astern, judging it likely tlu luck- 
 less shipwright would be carrietl |)ast. 
 Although the first saved the man, Jack 
 
 'in the boat secured the traps sugar 
 bowl, coffee-pot, bread and all were 
 
 ;Mr, Neave was installed as Pastor of the Daptist Church, on Gravel l.auc, I'orisea, with Mr. Arnot as 
 assistant. The latter was nmploypcl l>y Mr. N. as assistant teachtM' in liis academy. Mr. Neave i)osscssi'i! 
 the qualities of a successful teacher ; firm, yet mild ; severe only when the discipline of the school requiitd 
 it ; kind, genial, and even wilty at times, which sometimes was really worse than a dusting with the rattan. 
 Once an nnlbrtuiiate wisht, that cnnld he named, was examined for being late in coming; to school. When 
 aske<i how it happened the culprit replied, " I came straight from home sir." "Why," said the teacher, " I 
 may come slrainht from London and yet he seven years on the road." The rz-^'.y led some 2m> voices to 
 join in the loud laujili at the urchin s expense. He uained and kept the respect, confidence and love of Ins 
 pupils. ()ne youth, who left his school for a loreifin land, was so overcome with attachment to his teacher 
 that he tried lo leave his lamily to come hack aeani lo see his teacher; thus verifying the saying of a writer 
 that '■ the love we cherish towards a good teacher iji second only to that we owe and accoid tc our parents." 
 
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 SCENES IN THE LITE Oi A CANADIAN I'lONEEU. 
 
 picked up, and, in almost no time, were 
 witli llioir owner safe ^)n hoard.* Mr. 
 Edwards regarded such escapes as 
 crowning mercies, claiming grateful 
 as];iration:i f)f ])raise to Him who num- 
 heretii tlie very hairs of our iiead. 
 'I'heir tendency also fired his soul to 
 greater consecration in efforts to serve 
 his Divine Master while the day lasted, 
 knowing that the night must come 
 wlierein none could work. 
 
 Our next cliapter will describe him 
 bidding adieu to Old Kngland, i)(!un(' 
 for the backwoods of Canada. 
 
 slackened. 'i"he remuneration for la- 
 b(Hir was reduced. As a conse- 
 quence, multitudes sought new fields 
 for em])loynient. Emigration to .Xmer- 
 ica became a favorite scheme. Mr. 
 Ivlwards intended to make l'>ngland a 
 liermanent iumie. Willi this \iew he 
 had built a resilience. Himself, wife 
 and three sons constituted his family. 
 His two eldest boys were i)reparing, 
 with good promise of success, under 
 Mr. Neave, for the superior class. 
 
 CHAPTKR 111. 
 
 Waterloo sealed the fate of Napoleon 
 and blessed luuope with peace. Long 
 and louil were the rejoicings in Britain. 
 Portsmouth was the scene of mag- 
 nificent sights. The ICinptrors of Rus- 
 sia and .\ustria, the King of Prussia, 
 and our own Prince Regent, by their 
 presence added tr/d^ to the triumphs 
 that celebrated an era of rest, after 
 weary years of strife and slaughter. 
 
 .unong tlie rope-makers men light of 
 foot were clu)sen. Tiiese, in unitorm, 
 forming a goodly comjiany, went forth 
 to meet the approaching mighty ones, 
 and, as was done of old, ran before 
 their chariots, singing as they ran, an- 
 thems prepared for the occasion. 
 'I'here, too, were the con(iuering gen- 
 erals. " The hero of a hundred bat- 
 tles," was the idol of the hour. The 
 presence of Wellington awakened un- 
 controllable plaudits from the excited 
 ))eoi)le. The sailors look special fancy 
 to Hlucher : detaching his horses, a 
 string of the brave fellows imi)elled his 
 coach rapidly through the crowded 
 streets, while a tar on top danced with 
 fury in honor of the captured veteran. 
 
 in a brief time this frenzy of delight 
 passed away, and a sober aspect was 
 ])resented by the change from war 
 to i)eace. Commercial and indus- 
 trial interests were disturbed. The 
 demand for shi])l)uilders, in com- 
 mon witli that for other craftsmen, 
 
 1 1 Thus, strong inducements to remain 
 were not wanting ; but thoughts of 
 America had seized his mind, and 
 resulted in the determination to seek a< 
 home in the New World. .Strongly 
 Hritisii in feeling, Canada was, from the 
 first, the chosen place, backwoods farm- 
 ing to be the secular em])loyment, while 
 he antici|>ated a wider field of useful- 
 ness in his lo\ed work of i>reaching the 
 (;os])el. 
 
 In Marcii iSiy, with his family, he 
 bade adieu to loving friends, and started 
 for the land of the setting sun. How 
 dissimilar the manner of reaching Can- 
 ada then, c(jmpared to what it is now, 
 ^dissimilar both as to time and con- 
 venience, as well as cost. The round- 
 about way of this intending settler 
 reminds one of the iourne\' of Israel 
 from I'-gypl to Canaan. He crossed 
 the channel to i''rance, waited two 
 weeks at Havre for a vessel to New 
 \'ork, was six weeks reaching that city, 
 remained there some time, sailed 
 up the Ihulson to .Vlbanv, thence by 
 
 waggon to Sackett's Harbor, and then 
 across Lake Ontario to Kingston in a 
 sloop. 
 
 On shijjboard .Mr. Ldwards sought 
 ()])l)ortunilies for usefulness, and every 
 Sabhatii ])rea( lied in the steerage aiul 
 forecastle. In after yeais he met per- 
 sons in his travels, who dated their 
 religious life from impressions received 
 at the ser\ices hekl by him on board 
 the "(!omet," the vessel he crossed the 
 .\tlantii: in. 
 
 Having letters of introduction to Mr. 
 
 'At anollicr time at Spillicail, he slippnl I'miii a plank, and, wliilo (ailing feel luiriiiost, lii- c,un;lit iiol.l 
 of a stan<]iiif4 rope, ami tlirrt:by savod hitnscir li'oin a <lm:kiii^;, of it Tiiay he a <!i'o\viiinji. .\n old s.iilor 
 who witni'ssed the occurence remarked that he had never setMi anything so clever diirinj^ a lonK Iile at se.i. 
 
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 SCENKS IN TIIK I, IKK OK A CANADIAN I'lONKER. 
 
 Buchanan, British Consul at New York, 
 lliat ^'cntlcman took spcrial interest in 
 Mr. JCdwards and otluTs of his crart 
 who accompanied liini. About tiic 
 time of his arrival, a British ship came 
 into port disabled, and reiiuirint; exten- 
 sive repairs. Mr. Bii'hanan secured 
 the job for the new comers, and the 
 subject of our tale superintended the 
 work. No sooner was the vessel made 
 seaworthy than ; nother arrived in need 
 of rejiairs, and was disp'.sed of by the 
 same parties. 
 
 The summer of the year thus ])assed, 
 and its close found Mr. I-aI wards at 
 Kingston, Canatla, engaged to AjIIow, 
 f(jr a time, his ()ccu])ation in the naval 
 )-ard at that i)lace. To labor with the 
 hands during tlie week, he, as of yore, 
 adtletl the work of ])reaching on Sab- 
 bath, and fre(|uenlly preached in the 
 town, wjiich was then indifferently sup- 
 jilied with ministers. 
 
 The Kingston Naval Yard, at the 
 periotl of wliicli we write, was the scene 
 of considerable activity an immense 
 drain on tlie Imperial purse, without 
 any earthly good further than giving 
 em])lovment to men for works which 
 would never be put in reipiisition. .\ 
 number of war ships lay in the bight 
 between Point Henry and Point Fred- 
 erick. Two of these, the ".Montreal," 
 and the "Charvel," lay anchored from 
 the shore, and were occui)ieil by officers 
 and sailors. The "St. Lawrence," (a 
 three-decker) "Kingston," "Psyche" and 
 (Jthers lay by the wharves untenanted. 
 To kee]) this useless lleet alloat was the 
 cliief W(jrk of all tile sailors, and it N^as, 
 day in and day out, for years, pump, 
 pump, ])ump. The shipwrights, car- 
 penters, painters, blacksmitii^ and labor- 
 ers were as profitlesslv enipl()\ed. Ked- 
 lapeism eventually g.ive way to common 
 .sense, and, in 1822, an extensive 
 reduction took place, and ihe leaky 
 ships were got rid of One feature in 
 the establishment, infniitely more Inirt- 
 ful than iinitility, was its immoral 
 character. Commodore Barrie was a 
 family man and an example of |)ropriety. 
 A previous commissioner had set a dif- 
 ferent exam])le which was freely follow- 
 
 ed, and concubinage and licentiousness 
 became common in all rank.s. Several 
 bright exce|)tions to this picture existed, 
 but, as a rule, vice reigned with brazen 
 face. Intemperance, too, was a crying 
 evil. Dockyard men, as well as sea- 
 men,, received rations, and a half-pint 
 of "Jamaica" daily was allowed each 
 man. 'I'oo many were not content with 
 even that, and drinking and drunken- 
 ness |)revailetl generall}'. The bitter 
 fruits of inebriety were fearfully plain ; 
 but none thought of abstinence. Mr. 
 lulwards raiseil a warning voii-e against 
 the sin of excess ; but jxirtook moder- 
 ately of the accursed thing, and gave 
 (lod thanks. Deaths and acciclents 
 Were of common occuri'in e ; but the 
 I warnings weiu unheeded and survivors 
 ■ drank away. 
 
 .•\t the reduction many connected 
 with the yard were despatched to I'aig- 
 land. While descending the St. i,aw- 
 rence, two of the number, excessive 
 I drinkers, met sudden deaths. A little 
 I below Kingston, one of them, a mech- 
 anic, maddened by drink, flung himself 
 fi im the I )urham boat and sank to the 
 bottom. [•'urther dcnvti, an officer, in 
 \dflirinin tniiwiis, sprang from the 
 steamer before the paddle-wheel ami 
 met a similar fate. 
 
 I'.arly in 1822, .Mr. lulwarils decided 
 on pre|)aring to begin life in the busii. 
 , In search of a resting place he travelletl 
 i mu('h of Western Canada, ])reaching as 
 ' he went. Returning without deciding 
 fully on a locality, iiis attetuion was 
 directed to the Ottawa River by some 
 officers who ihemsehes wished to se- 
 i lect lands in that direction. Again 
 leaving Kingston, he went to ex])lore 
 the back region of the Ottawa, 'i'o do 
 so then was widely different from the 
 |)leasure tri|i of a day or so as at pre- 
 sent, lunbarking in a Durham boat, 
 the St. Lawrence was descended to 
 C'ornwall ; thence, after a journey of 
 about sixty miles on foot, he reached 
 l.'Orignal, ascended the River in a 
 batteau about thirty miles, and landed 
 at I'"ox's Point, 'I'ownship of Clarence 
 and County of Russel. After tramping 
 through the woods of Clarence for 
 
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 SClvNKS kN Tllb: LIKK OF A CANADIAN I'lONKEK. 
 
 some time, tlic decision was made to 
 cast anclior within its bounds, and figlit 
 tlie battle of life in tlie wilderness of 
 the Ottawa Valle\'. Hy the next 
 ascending batteau, Mr. lidward;. i)ri)- 
 ceeded to Rii hmond Landing. It was 
 not then imagined that beside lliat 
 huml)le spot should arise a <'ity to be 
 selected by a future sovereign as the 
 jjolitical capital of a vast Oominiur. 
 i-Yom the Landing the hardy exiilorer 
 turned his face toward^ Kingston, and 
 valked the whole way over roads at 
 that lime by no means the best. A 
 selection of lots for several officers had 
 been made, and much interest was tak- 
 en in the establishment ai Kingston 
 regarding the outfit of Mr. Kdwards 
 and party for reacliing the Ottawa. ^ 
 
 .\ (Jovernment Hatteau, fully equip- 1 
 ped, was placed at their service. 'I'he 
 only condition attached to the surren- 
 der of this vessel was, that she must be 
 returned when recpiired by His Majes- 
 ty's Service. The service never reijuir- 
 ed her, and she and all the adults who 
 embarked for the Ottawa ha\e long 
 since mingled with tlie tlust. 
 
 'Die party consisted of three families 
 and, after getting their stuff all on 
 board, they hoisted sail and turned ! 
 their tiny craft from Navy \'ard. King-* 
 ston, bound for the Ottawa. Tlie 
 descent of the rajjids in a heavily-laden 
 boat, manned by persons unaccustom- j 
 cd to the work, and i)iloted by a 
 Frencdiman whose language they did : 
 not understand, was a somewhat ha/.- 
 ardous undertaking. I'he |)erilous 
 descent wa.s, however, accomplished in 1 
 safety, and, after reaching the junction | 
 
 of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence, the 
 prow was turned westward and the 
 ascent of the Ottawa commenced. The 
 Long Saull was a formidable barrier to 
 overcome, even with an eni|)ty vessel, 
 the cargo being sent ])ast in carts. 
 This difliculty surmounteil, these ])il- 
 grim fathers again set forwanl, slowly 
 impelled by force of muscle, till they 
 arrived at I'ox's I'oint, two weeks after 
 their departure from Kingstor..* 
 
 The as|)ect of tilings on th.e Ottawa 
 at that time, and some pictures of the 
 early pioneer life of the subject of oiu- 
 story, will su])i)ly matter for the suc- 
 ceeeding chapter. 
 
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 In 1S22 the navigable reach of the 
 Ottawa, extending from the Long .Sault, 
 about sixt)-rive miles u|iwards, to Rich- 
 mond Landing, was bordered by an 
 almost unbroken forest. Tlie means of 
 transit was by canoes or batteaux. One 
 of the latter made weekly trips, and 
 carried the mail to and from the rising 
 settlement founded by the veteran pi- 
 oneer, i'jiiioinen Wriglu, at Hull. The 
 (ireiiville Canal was in progress, 'i'he 
 now flourisliinglumbering establishment 
 of Messrs. Hamilton Bros., at Hawkes- 
 bury, was in its infancy, and managetl 
 by the fatlier of the present fn-m, aidetl 
 by .Mr. Low, who afterwards became a 
 partner. Mr. Wright's spirit of enter- 
 prise was something remarkable. 
 
 Hawkesbviry and Hull were wide 
 apart, and in 1S23 the inter\ening spaie 
 had few settlers, and these tew witc 
 scarcely farmers, as lumbering was 
 then in better favor than tilling the 
 
 ^Aftcr Inciting tlic lots to thn sovcral ofiiriMs entitled thereto, in thoTow.sliip ot Clnrcnce, nnd nfter 
 settliiiK in tiio Township hiniscll, ht- was liuly ;ii)c>oiiite(i their agent, ami it was not long therral'ter 
 when his services were rcqiiireii to protect the \aliialilc timber growinti on Ihesi' lanils. In tile winter of 
 1.S23-4 he ascertained that the shanty men of Judge il.imiiton were lelling and drawing oli the pine !i:nber. 
 He at once, with one of his suns, repaired to the spot, and found an extensive establishment hard at woik. 
 The foreman, a Mr. Jamieson. was told that he was trespassing, and that he innst at onct; desist. With a 
 look of astonishmeni, and a strained, sardonic smile he exclaimed: " Do yon leally think. Mr. lulwards, 
 that we can stop sncli work at your i7>si tlixit ?" He was told lie would he matie to desist. ( )n contmnnic;)- 
 tion with the |udge it was agreed on his part to pay for the tindier cut at the lati* of .■?, per Ihousatid cnhic 
 feet. Tliis is believed to be the first money ever paid forciitting timber on the Ottawa Kegi«in. The custom 
 then was to cut timlier wherever it was to be found. I'he Jnchje's men, frequently, on finding a good giiive, 
 put in their men and teams, and, if occupied by others, the weaker had to yield to (he stronger, as all were 
 trespassers alike. If complaints were made to the Judge of being forcibly driven out of their shanty, his 
 iionor usually informed the coinplainers that all was in conformity to "shanty Iaw''--"the strongest is to keep 
 tlu^ field"— a decision more in accortlanct; with tin- rules of a lumberman than tlu; principles of HIackslone. 
 Mr. Kdwards also held the agency of land for a great number of i)roprietors, which agency w.is. after his rleatli, 
 transferred to his son William, who found the greater jiart of his time was required with the business of selling 
 timber and land for jiartiesin Canada ami luirojie as well. Strict integrity and upright dealing marked all his 
 transactions, earning thereby a repntalion for tiiese scconil to none in the region of the Ottawa \'alley. 
 
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 soil. When Mr. Edwards landed in 
 
 Clarence, six families formed the po])- 
 ulation (jf the townshiji. The nearest 
 |)Ost-()tti(e was thirty miles distant ; 
 the nearest market was Montreal, 
 ("larente could boast of but one barn 
 and a single horse. One settler thresh- 
 etl his grain on the ice ; another in the 
 stable loft. Roads were a Ir.xury not 
 to be tiiought of Canoes were the 
 order of the day, and ice, in winter, 
 the :;reat iiighway. l.ochaber, on the 
 ojijiosite shore, iiatl but one solitary in- 
 habitant, who could, with Selkirk, ex- 
 ( laini. " 1 am monarch of all I surve\- ;" 
 and of the surrounding coumrx it 
 might have been added : 
 
 ■■ rill- s;)uini i)t" tin- fhincli-Koiiii; hi-ll. 
 Th<'S(? viillcys .111(1 rocks iievt!!' hc.'ird, 
 Nc CI" siglu'd at the sound of a knnll, 
 ()i -iniilf'd wlii'ii ii Satil);iih appealed." 
 
 The few settlers scattered along what 
 was then the Upper Ottawa, paid little 
 regard to the day of rest, and the mat- 
 ter of religion gave tlieni little concern. 
 Parental duty, in this particular, was 
 conijjrehended in having the children 
 sj)rinkle(l, either by priest or minister 
 who ( lianced first to jiass, and teaciiing 
 the little ones to say ^heir jjrpyers. 
 The year named saw the introduction 
 of a new order of things. In a very 
 marked sense it might be said, "Old 
 things passed awa\- : behold all things 
 have become new.'' 
 
 No minister had yet settled on the 
 Ujjper Ottawa, below Hull. Mr. 
 Meach, a C'ongregationalist preacher, a 
 few years pre\iously had followed Mr. 
 Wright to Hull, and was lioubtless the 
 first minister on the Ottawa above .St. 
 Andrew's. On the first Sabbath after 
 landing in Clarence, Mr. lulwards 
 raised the standard of the C'ross, which 
 has been borne aloft ever since, and to 
 it multitudes ha\e Hocked, and chil- 
 dren's children proved the truth of the 
 .\p()stoli<' declaration, that " (iodliness 
 is jirofitable unto all things, having \)U)- 
 mise of lite thai now is, and that which 
 is to come. Soon after arri\ing in 
 Clarence Mr. lulwards went to .Mon- 
 treal to |)urchase land, and the supplies 
 necessary for the approaching winter, 
 l-'rom John (Jray, 10s(|., a purchase of 
 
 land was effected. The store of John 
 
 ! 'I'orrance, \'m\., furnished i)rovisions, 
 i groceries, and a jnincheon of rum. 
 I The latter was a cumbrous article of 
 ; transport and worse than useless ; but 
 at that time regarded as an immense 
 blessing. The old and newly arrived 
 I settlers pronounced benedictions on the 
 j man who had brought " Old Tom" to 
 , their aid, so needful in cho])i)ing and 
 I building in the bush. Three gallons at 
 a time was the least (|uantity that could 
 be sold without a license, and far and 
 near parties came to purchase, so that 
 in time "Old Tom' was emptied, and 
 served for manv years .afterwards' to 
 hold the sap of the maple during sugar- 
 making. .\nother purchase of the kind 
 was never made, and to this day liquor 
 cannot be legally sold in (Clarence. 
 
 .\nother gentleman in .Montreal, on 
 the application of .\Ir. lulwards suppli- 
 ed him with an article for the use of 
 I the new settlers, very different from the 
 I last mentioned. 'I'hrough W'm. l,unn, 
 l'".s(|., he was furnished with a stock of 
 Bibles and 'i'estaments, in French and 
 J I'aiglish. This seed of the word 
 l)roved " bread cast on the waters," to 
 lie t'ound "after many days.'' 
 
 .\n interesting fact in illustration is 
 
 I as follows : \n humble l''rench-Can- 
 
 adian female, born in (Quebec, grew up 
 
 sincerely attached to her Chun h, in 
 
 which she had been tauglit the form, 
 
 I but nothing of the power, of religion. 
 
 She had learnt to read, but knew 
 
 nothing of the Bible. Cir( umstances 
 
 led her to Montreal, where she resided 
 
 some years and married. Snbse<iuenl- 
 
 ly herself and family were induced to 
 
 mo\e up the Ottawa, and (inally 
 
 brought u\) at I'ox's Point. .Mr. VaI- 
 
 wards gave her a i'rench copy of the 
 
 ; Bil)le. which she read with attention. 
 
 j The result was she became a new crea- 
 
 ' ture in Christ Jesus. I'or nearly fifty 
 
 ■years she has adorned the doctrine of 
 
 , ( !od her Saviour, and now, in her eight)' 
 
 fourth year, rejoices in the truth which 
 
 ! first burst ui)on her mind when reading 
 
 the sacred volume so long ago. 
 
 Shortly after reaching l*'(jx's Point, her 
 
 ' husband died : but before death desired 
 
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 SCENES IN THE LIKE OE A CANAblAN FIONKEK. 
 
 his wife to bury him in tlic Protestant 
 Ijlace of burial, and remain herself 
 among I'rotestants. Her only t;hild 
 was a man of deejily religious rharacter, 
 but was >natche(l from life b\- the u\>- \ 
 setting of a canoe, leaving a widow and j 
 widowed mother to mourn, hnl not as ; 
 those who have no hope. 
 
 .Vfter completing his purchases in ; 
 M(jntreal, Mr. Kd wards returned to the j 
 bush. His first labor was to erect a i 
 house, and prepare for winter life in 
 the forest. This house became a hal- 1 
 lowed spot. Here the scattered settlers ' 
 assembletl each Sabbath afternoon to 
 listen to the word of eternal life. The 
 morning of the holy ila\' was spent in 
 giving instruction to the young. The \ 
 Sabbath School then formed proved j 
 highly beneficial, not only spiritually ; 
 but temijorally, as many who afterwards j 
 became useful members of society, there 
 learned to read. 
 
 While his humble dwelling was the 
 regular i)reaching place (jf Mr. Ed- 
 wards, for many years, ministers and 
 laymen from distant points, and of dif- 
 ferent names, proclaimed therein, oi - 
 casionally, the (ios])el of (Jod. Mr. 
 (lilniour, of Montreal ; .Mr. Naysmith, 
 of (ilasgow ; Mr. iiuchanan, of New 
 York ; two clergymen of the (Ihurch of 
 England, and others at different times 
 and af*er years, preached here to listen- 
 ing crowds. 
 
 Mr. luiwards apijlied himself dili- 
 gently to clearing away the forest, and 
 cultivating the land through the week. 
 The labor was severe and the returns 
 often slight. The school of e.xi>erience 
 is severe ; and, in the absence of ex- 
 ample to direct, the new settler acquires 
 knowledge at a high cost. Nor is 
 ignorance the only drawljack, for the 
 backwoodsman has to contend with 
 endless difficulties, trials and dangers. 
 In levelling the giant trees life and 
 limb are often in jeopardy. Within one 
 year six persons were killed in C larence 
 by falling trees. The absence of roads 
 is severely felt, 'i'he loneliness of isola- 
 tion, incident to life in the woods, is 
 trying to the social instincts. .Many 
 bodily comforts existing in town or 
 
 village, are waning here. .\mong tlu' 
 many battles to be fought, is the battle 
 of wild beasts. Hears and racoons love 
 corn and oats ; and the impuden< e 
 with which they invade the lields of the 
 back settler is surprising. Wolves, too, 
 keep him in constant dread, and olten 
 destroy large portions of his rising Hock. 
 .•\n()ther hard fight is the battle of the 
 (lies enough to trv the patience of 
 Job. 
 
 .\Ir. ICdwards jiad liis lull share of 
 the trials of bush life, but he met them 
 bnively, and lived to witness the 
 triumphs of success. l''or many years 
 he continued to labcjr with his hanils, 
 during the week, aiul to teach and 
 jireach on the Sabbath, both at h(jme 
 and in adjoining stations. .\s addition- 
 al settlements were formed, the num- 
 ber of these stations increased ; but his 
 application aimed to kee]) pace with 
 the growing demand, and made his life 
 truly a bu.sy one. The day of rest was 
 his tlay of hardest work. .\m(>nu his 
 out-stations were Cumberland, Buck 
 ingliam, i.ochaber, I'apineauville and 
 I'lantagenet Mills. .Assisted by one of 
 his sons, he would patldle his canoe to 
 one of these places, |)reach and return 
 the same day, the distance varying 
 from five to fifteen miles each way. 
 These labors were sustained only by 
 considerable jjhysical strength, and a 
 heart fired with zeal in the master's 
 work. 
 
 I It. \ Pit: R V. 
 
 " None of us li\eth to himself, " is a 
 declaration of holy writ, much of the 
 spirit of which was ex])ressed by the 
 noble Roman: "'I am a man, aiul in 
 terested in whatever affect.s mankind. " 
 The enlightened Christian will glorv 
 more in the general extension of his 
 Master's kingdom than in the progress 
 of his own denomination ; \et denom- 
 inational (onvictions ouglit to take 
 practical form, and ikj soldier in the 
 s])iritual army should blush to raise 
 aloft the colors of his corps. I'he sub 
 ject of our story was a Uiver of good 
 men of ever\ name. In his convictions 
 and practice he was a Haptist. When 
 
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 in connection with the Haldanes, con- 
 
 j^rcj^atioiial order was tlic practice of 
 the ( luircii. i'lie cliange on jjaptism, 
 wliich after a time occurred in their 
 history, he sliared in. It was his 
 iirivilem' to he the iirst niaii to coMse- 
 
 Edinl)urgh. Tlie Messrs. Haldane 
 strengthened his |)in|)Ose wit!i regard to 
 Mi. Oihnour, and look a deep interest 
 in the object of his mission. In due 
 time .Aberdeen was visited, and an im- 
 me<iiale (.ill paid t i .Mr. (;ilin')in'. 
 
 crate the Ottawa River to the jjiirpose | That gentier.ian and family had just 
 of baptism by immersion. Stejjhen j fmished l)i..ikfast, when a stranger was 
 I iicker, Ksq., the well-known and much j announced, who, on entering, made 
 respecteil lumber merchant, was the I short work of his business. Handing 
 
 llrst subje' ; This was in 1.S29. .\ 
 tribiUarv of the Ottawa had, however, 
 precedence in jioint of time, in having 
 l)ecn used for this holy rite. Mr. 
 .Meach had i)reviously consecrated the 
 (latineau in a similar manner, by tlie 
 baptism of Deacon .Mian, a rt'lalive 
 and follower of Mr. Wright. The 
 
 .Mr. liilmour a letter, he said : " I base 
 a message for y )U from M )ntrcal, and 
 you nuist go there t'> preach the gos- 
 pel." Mr. (Jilmour lauglied at the 
 proi)osal. No minister ever got so 
 sudden or unceremonious a call, and 
 he might be pardoned for treating it 
 with a|)|)arent le\itv. The call, hew 
 
 good seed of the word wa.s, during | ever, was soon backed by an inward 
 many years, sowed along the Ottawa, | irresistible conviction that duty pointed 
 ill much discouragement and menial 1 his way to Canada, and t) Canada he 
 ami bodily toil, by the jiioneer preacher : decided to go. It was |)ainful to part 
 
 of Clarence. He imbibed and, in 
 goodly measure, testified in practice, 
 the self-den)'ing s])irit of living for 
 
 from a church gathered ' y his own la- 
 bor, and in wliich he was deeply rever- 
 ed, to encounter the ;vrils of a long 
 
 others. Imjiressed with the i)revailing 1 voyage, and go f,)rrh, on his own re- 
 religious destitution around, he deter- 1 sponsibility, to ;in untried sphere, where 
 mined on a trip to fatherland, to try to 
 awaken in the breasts of British Chris- 
 tians an interest on behalf of Canada, 
 and imjuce, if possible, some ministers 
 
 nearly all were to him strangers. .Mr. 
 (Jilmour was not a man to consult long 
 with ne.-.li and I)1o(h1. I'aying his own 
 way, notwithstanding the liberal offer of 
 
 to emigrate thither. In the fall of I .Mr. .Miiir t(; provide for the expense of 
 1829 he bade his I'riends and family 1 the \i)yagc, he steered tor the new 
 adieu, and started for Britain. When world, ami reached Montreal in safety, 
 leaving he said: ''Should I ne\er re- on the seventh of .Se|)teinber, 1.H30. 
 turn, bear in mind I goon behalf of ; Twenty-two years before, this gentle 
 the spiritual interests of (Canada. ""*, man. then a sailor boy, sailed from the 
 .\rri\ed in Montreal the imrpose of hisii)orl of that <ity, but, when Hearing his 
 trip was warmly esixnised by ICbene/er 
 .Miiir, Es(i., who gave Mr. ICd wards 
 a letter to Mr. Cilmour of .Vberdeen, 
 aiul desired him to use all means to in- 
 duce him to come to (Canada. 
 
 bate in the se.ison he embarked in a 
 timber ship, and alter a tedious \(j\age 
 landed at Greenock and was soon in 
 
 native land, a french ])rivateer made 
 all on i)oar(l prisoners, and he was forc- 
 ed to taste one of the bitter fruits of 
 war, in the shajje of several years of 
 ]irison life. It was there, however, that 
 the eyes ( f his uiulerslanding were 
 openetl, and spiritual light |)oure(l into 
 his soul. There, too, lessons of ex 
 
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 'DanKorsexislctl on ihe river by watrr ami ice, atui ilic woikUt ks that so ivw fatal accidriils have fol- 
 lowed caiKK* navii^alion on Ihts nohlt* river. On Icavinji home for llrii.nn on his cheiislied mission, In- pro- 
 rcnh'il I)y canof. havinfj his eldest son and a neij;lil)onr's danKJili i wilh him. In crossini; what is called 
 Hi^ Hay. |nst ahove I,*Oi i^nal, the waves were so liitjh that they threatened t<p swamp the cinoe, which had. 
 in ad<iition lo the live freitihl. S( veral hajis of yii^t *or- the mill; h\ t>earint; away hefure the wind, with the 
 .nil of the sail they manajied to leaeli the land on the opposiie side of t)ie river, the canoo hlhnfj with water 
 when it touched the sliore. wlwre they had to w.iit lljl the wind hi!. Il was a narrow escape, indtreil, but. 
 like 'he forrnei escapees recorded, i' proved that his work was not yet done, and he wa*: .sah- bein^ inider 
 till- sh.ulow ol Oninipotfince. It is but proper" to a(id that this vnyaye to l^nrope was made and expenses 
 incnrred at his own cost and char^jes At another lime, in company with ' is two sons and a neighbour, 
 while crossing the river wiih a quantity of ho.irds. the canoes (illeit with water, and all had a narrow escape 
 ironi diownriiR. It was late iti the irionlh of .\ovend)er. a heavy snow storm r ajfinji .it the time. 
 
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 purii-nci; were rcccivcHl wliiili were hc\\)- 
 t'ul to liiin in at'tir lite, when he liecame 
 tile lioMored insirimieiit ol turning; imil- 
 titiules tVoin darkness to lij;hl, and Ironi 
 the power of Satan unto (lod. \ ery 
 many oC his fellow prisoners shared the 
 inward transformation he experienced, 
 and anionj; the ofifii ers, both of the 
 naval and < ivil ser\i( e, were men wIkj 
 preached effectively the irnlh iluv had 
 once despised. 
 
 Released from prison. Mr. (iilmoiir. 
 alter a time, had the desire of his heart 
 gratified l)\' entering upon a < ourse of 
 study, preparatory to preachinj^ the 
 gospel. .Sut)se(|uently we fnid him set- 
 tled over a growing chun li in .\l)erdeen. 
 I'Voui that chun h he separates, and lie- 
 gins iiis labors in { 'auada .U .Montreal, 
 in Hruces School House, on the nth 
 day of the montii in which he landed. 
 There he began a cause that has reach- 
 ed large and still enlarging proportions, 
 and proved himself a blessing to many 
 still living to testify how unblamably 
 he behaved himself and labored, seek- 
 ing not his own, but their good. I'lie 
 missionary spirit of .Mr. (lilmour was 
 not bounded by city limits. He passed 
 to regions beyond, and proclaimed, 
 through much of Canada, the gospel of 
 the gmce of (lod. Multituiles own him 
 as their spiritual father, and it is not 
 easy to estimate the extent of his use- 
 fulness both in Ivistern and Western 
 Canada. Hefore he removed perman- 
 ently to I'eterboro, the ( )tta\va valley 
 enjoyed much of his labors, and many 
 within its jirecincts were c(jn\erted 
 under his prea-:hing. Clarente was 
 e.specially tavored, and thus the efforts 
 used to bring .Mr. (lilmour to Canada, 
 were rejiaid in abundant measure. 
 
 .Mr. Kdwards visited much of Eng- 
 land and Scotland, making widely 
 known the claims of Canada. In Lon- 
 don he was sujiplied with a large stock 
 of tracts from the Religious i'ract So- 
 ciety, for distribution in Canada. In 
 Scotland he was successful in inducing 
 another minister to emigrate, namely 
 .Mr. Fraser, who became the pastor of 
 
 •It were well if tile .iction i>t llie piismi siicuii); 
 reason to believe it was rallii-r llie result uf inliiitioii 
 
 a ( hurch in filcngarry, and was a man 
 abundant in laiiours, and siiigularK 
 blessed. 
 
 l'.i\rW in till' summer of iSjo, t oun 
 try and kimlred were bade farewell 
 I the .\tlanti< < rossed, and .Mr. I'.dwards 
 reached his forest honu', and the siene 
 1 of his uselul labours, 
 
 .Material as well as moral progress 
 was becoming apjiarent in Clarence and 
 along the Ottawa. One luxury had 
 been enjoyed for several years, in .1 
 steamboat passing dailv along the rivir. 
 in iS.:4 the "Union," iuiilt at Hawkes 
 bury, first rippled the smooth shet:t ol 
 water between Creiiville and Hull. 
 She was a slow coach, re(|uiring all ilay 
 to make the passage one wav, but w.is 
 very accommodating. She stopjied tor 
 every canoe that brought her fri'ight or 
 jiasseiigers. On one oicasion a part\-, 
 presuming on this good nature, detain 
 ed her in midstream to hand on board 
 a letter, with a re(]Uest to the ( a|)tain 
 to mail it at Hawkesbury. I'he cajitain 
 complied, but rebuked such freed(jm 
 by using an atljective that showed his 
 ilislike of being imposed upon so far. 
 Occasionally the method of bor.rdmg 
 the steamer was attended with danger. 
 .Mr. Kdwartis had his share of escapes 
 1 on bad ice, and by canoes cajisizing ; 
 j but all were put into the shade by his 
 I almost mirat ulous preservation when 
 boarding the steamer one da\-. 
 
 The boat was about stopping, bin the 
 wheels wore slowly revolving, when the 
 person steering the canoe very awk- 
 wardly allowed it to jiass before the 
 wheel. In a momeiu the occup.ints of 
 the canoe were struggling in the water. 
 .Mr. Edwards grasped one of the blades 
 of the wheel, to which he clung while 
 i it made twtj revolutions, his body pass 
 ! ing through a space so narrow that e\er\ 
 one wondered how he escaped with 
 ilife.* 
 
 In 1827 (!ol. Hy jiassed up to ((.■m 
 
 I mence the Rideau Canal, 'i'his costly 
 
 i work made no small stir on the hitherto 
 
 (piiet Ottawa. The embryo town, lieai 
 
 ' ing the C'olonel's name, grew apace. 
 
 were only to be ailribiitcd to c.ii-elessnoss, but tliert- is 
 . So niauy think to this day. 
 
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 riu' construction and tratlc of the canal, 
 the fast settling of the surrounding 
 country, and the increasing extent of 
 the knnher trade, united to push Hytown 
 rapidly forward. An interesting inci- 
 deru conneiteil with the first tiighl of; 
 locks ascending from thi' Ottawa, is the j 
 tact that the renou tied Sir John {''ninklin 
 laid the foundation stone. Sir John, 
 happening to |)ass \m one of his over 
 land trips northward, was assigni'd the 
 honor. i,ady l-'ranklin, when in Otta- 
 wa in iXOi, was siiown the stone her 
 lamented husband h;id laid so long be- 
 fore. 
 
 I )uring the progress of the ( anal, the 
 demand tor farm produce was great, 
 antl jirices ranged high. Tlie settlers j 
 along the river felt the benefu. Clar- 
 ence improved ra|)idly : settler> came 
 in fast ; and those pre\iousl\' located 
 imjiroved in circumstances. I'he bless- 
 ing of a day school was added to the 
 Sabbath school. .\ church, receiving 
 Ire jiieiU aitituions, watclied over by j 
 Mr. Ivlwards, was exerting a beneli< ial ' 
 intluence on the wiiole communit\. 
 
 i"he necessity for manual labour, on j 
 the part of Mr. l"",dwards. being lessen- 1 
 ed, he devoted his time more fully to 
 ministerial work. N'ot ha\ing been 
 hitherto formally tlesignated to the 
 iliarge of a church, he was, in 18,51. 
 ordained. .\l)out that time an .\ct was 
 passed in L'i)))er (!anada, to enable' 
 other th ni Kpiscoi)al and Presbyterian 
 ministeis to marry. Mr. Kdwards took 
 advantage of the law, and supi)lietl a 
 want long felt. Previously, candidates | 
 for wedlock had to make long journeys, 
 or crmtent themselves with the ser\ices 
 of a magistrate. 
 
 Many amusing anecdotes might be j 
 told of the doings of some J. Rs. in j 
 early days, in the back woods, both in 
 their style of tying matrimonial knots, 
 and administering justice. Nice points 
 of law were nt)t studied ; in fact some ! 
 of their worshij^s were a law unto them- 1 
 selves. One of these, an old officer, 
 who had served under Wellington and 
 loved despatch, would put up a notice 
 on a Saturday, stating " This is the 
 first, second and third time of calling," 
 
 and marry the couple on the following 
 Monday. .\ny case in the whole cal- 
 enrlar. civil or criminal, he would take 
 hold of breaches of promise, or cases 
 of debt, just as reailily as breaches of 
 the peace. 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 .Now iiiarl< llie cliani;e : Zion in glory stands ; 
 Tli>^ pities rejoice -the maples clap llieir lianits. 
 Waste places sinK— tlie wildertiess is Rreen, 
 .\nil fruit ol)oiin(l9 where l)arreness was scon. 
 The placid river mirrors on its face, 
 These scenes of beauty and results o( Kracc. 
 I.ochabcr's mounts ri'vcrl)erate the strains, 
 liy David sunK in Jiida's fair domains. 
 
 How great the joy in the breast of a 
 general who gains a hard fought battle ! 
 With what (.'cstacy the exjilorer in search 
 of new countries sees, like (!olumbus, a 
 light in the distance, assuring him of 
 success 1 Who niav estimate the de 
 light that thrills the bosom of the phil- 
 osojjher, in dis( overing some new law 
 of nature, or jjlanet in the inunensity 
 of space ? But the happiness enjoyed 
 by all these wanes before the lasting fe- 
 licity of him who saveth a soul from 
 death, for "i'hey that be wise shall 
 shine as the brightness of the firma- 
 ment, and they that turn many to 
 righteousness as the stars for ever and 
 ever. '' 
 
 The subject of our narrative enjoyed 
 jileasure of no ordinary character in the 
 growth and i)ros])erity of Clarence. Its 
 material jjrogress was satisfactory, but 
 its moral and religious advancement 
 was, to his heart, the chiefcau.se of ex 
 ultation. To this end he long labored, 
 and lived 'o realize a remarkable fulfil- 
 ment of the divine promise, " They 
 who sow in tears shall reaji in joy." 
 
 Instances of individual consecration 
 to Cod were of frequent occurrence. 
 Among these his eldest two sons were 
 numbered. His second son, John, after 
 a course of study, entered the ministry, 
 and jiroved a labourious and very suc- 
 cessful jireacher of the (jospel. He 
 spent some years at Chatham and St. 
 Andrews, was for a time located in 
 Peterboro, aud afterwards filled the 
 place of his father in Clarence and sur- 
 rounding settlements, where he toiled 
 faithfully for twelve years. Subsequent- 
 ly he became travelling agent for the 
 
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 14. 
 
 SCENKS IN THK l.IKK Ob A CANADIAN noNKEK. 
 
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 (Irandc l.igiK- Mission, in tlic service 
 of which society it may l)c said he died 
 "ill harness," Decemher, 1H66. 
 
 Single sheaves, as we het'ore n()li( ed, 
 had iiilherto l)eeM garnered in the spir- 
 itual storehouse at Clarence ; hut a liar 
 vest ol precious fruit was to lie given, 
 and " njultitudes lly as a cloud, and as 
 doves to their windows.' The summer 
 ot i<S55 was a memorable linu' in the 
 histor\ of this jjortion of the Ottawa, 
 to which many now living look back as 
 the i)eriod wiicn they began their jour- 
 ney heavenward. I'nto ^ard circum- 
 stan«es had nun ii discouraged .\Ir. l*",d 
 wards, and the future was dark belore 
 him. He solicited the aid of his friends, 
 Messrs. (lilmour and Kraser, with the 
 view of endeavoring to awaken among 
 the people a deeper interest in the 
 things of religion. Tiiese friends re- 
 sponileil, and their pungent preaching 
 produced a most extraordinary effect. 
 A meeting, intended to last tliree days, 
 was protr.icted to man\' more. The 
 above nanu'd ministers left early, their 
 places being taken by Mr. J)hn I'kl- 
 wards, jun., from St. .indrews, and Mr. 
 Silver, a student from M.adiscn, \. Y. 
 J'he s])irit of preaching was p,)ured cut 
 on the people, who obeyed in a reinark 
 able way the injunc liin. " i.et him that 
 heareth say C.jme. " For some miles, 
 up and down the ri\er, the interest was 
 intense. Several townships shared in 
 the work. .Matters of the world were, 
 for the time, disregarded, the crops left 
 uncared for, and the language of Watts 
 felt with unwonted power : 
 
 ■' K(.'Iii^ion is the ciiift' concrni 
 or iiiori.ils liorc below," 
 
 The scenes which transjjired on the 
 Ottawa during the days of this meet- 
 ing, are worthy of more than passing 
 notice. Karly morn witnessed canoes 
 in large numbers, crowded with living 
 freight of all ages, steering for l''oxes' 
 Point, the songs of /ion rising from 
 glad hearts, as the nimble paddle (juick- 
 ened their progress to the ])lare of ga- 
 
 ; thering. i'rom day to day (he arm of 
 I the .\lmighty was maile bare, as multi 
 tildes, of various ages, were made sub- 
 Ijects of redeeming grace. Unusual 
 l)ower accompanied the word, and pray 
 I er possesse<l tlii' potencs- -if f.iiih. The 
 1 fountain of inuiy hearts was broken up ; 
 I the penitential tear tlowed from many 
 eyes ; the cry rose from many, " Whai 
 I shall we do?" .\bout a hundred pro 
 I fessed to start for tlie better land. Ol 
 this number several turned Inick ; biu a 
 goodly number continue to this day to 
 I ailorn the doctrine of ( !o;l their Saviour : 
 while some have gone to swell the 
 'throng of thi' redeemed in the sunt tu 
 ary above. 
 
 [ Other revivals of deep interest haw 
 been enjoyed along this jjortion o( tlu' 
 Ottawa, but this was the first, and, con 
 sidering the extent of' tlu' population, 
 the most widespread. 
 
 IJesides church ])rivileges, l''oxes' 
 Point became noted for other means of 
 so( ial. moral and intellectual imprONe 
 nient which did imuh lo give form and 
 character to the township, in all these 
 Mr. lulwards tf)ok jirominence, and did 
 all in his jiower to advance the interests 
 of the peojile generally. The Suiidav 
 School he established has been in ixist 
 ' ence nearly half a century. The Bible 
 ; Society, formed through his means, 
 I dates back over forty years. \ society, 
 founded by .Mr. Naysmith, of Olasgow, 
 , called the " N'oung Men's Societ\- for 
 I moral, religious, and intellectual im 
 l)rovement," was a hapjiy means of im- 
 provement to many at P'oxes' l^oint ; 
 i and some who enjoyed its benefits are 
 now filling situations of honour and re- 
 sponsibility.* 
 
 Yet another institution <laims our 
 notice, the inlluem e of which has prov- 
 ed to the community of (Clarence and 
 ! the neighborhood aroui'd a blessing of 
 I no ordinar)- kind, I'hat institution is 
 the Temperance Societv. It was not 
 j Mr. Kdwards' jjrivilege to organize the 
 ; societv in Clarence, as he was absent in 
 
 ♦It IS woiiliy ot nulfi tli.il lliis Vduiik Mriis Sociely was of i'lftnite v.iliie lo the inhabitants at tlie Fuiul, 
 and the Society'owed a vei y ^rt.'at liebt of Kratitmle to the kev, Nlr. Fletcher for the interest he took in its 
 prosperity. He often wrote lettei's full of sniiiiLi advice and wisdom. Ilt^ fiequently refetrtni to tlic Chris- 
 tian <ind inor.d influences at work in the settlcini'iit. and iiued let refer to tluMTi. roinpai in^ Ihetn t(t a lij^ht 
 whicli shone brilliantly from Ko.s's I'oinI, in the dark valley of the Ottawa, 
 
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SCKNKS 1\ TIIK I. Ill': (»!• A I ANADIAN I'lONKKK. 
 
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 Itrilaiii ; Iml (.'ViTy incmUcr of his fain- 
 ily sigiu-d the first l)lc'dgf, and sul):io- 
 {|iit'iUly he hctaiiic a warm advocate ol"; 
 the cause. Nut only did he renoume 
 iiit<)xi<atin,L( (hinks of every kind, Iml, 
 on i>riii< i|ile, discontinued tile use of 
 loi)a<-co, after liavin}< used the pernici- 
 ous weeii over a (juarter of a century.* 
 
 To llic honour of the aj,'ed men o( 
 Clarence, it must he said, nearly all > 
 who espoused ten)peran<'e prin( iples es 
 chewed also iIk- use of toliacd). In 
 .\pril, 1X.50, the temperance lianner 
 was raised in ilii' township, and it ii.is 
 lontinued to wave to the pri'seiii time. 
 
 How _i;reat tlu' inlUiei-.ce for j^ood of 
 some men! 'i'lu' name of .\lr, I'hrisi 
 laas, American Presbyterian Minister, 
 lo manv' in Canada, must be as oint- 
 ment jioured fortii. .Montreal uas hij^h 
 ly blessed in the ministrations of one 
 wlio travailetl for the sjiiritual birth of 
 its people. Nor was his usetiihiess lim- 
 ited to the city, or his talent confmed 
 lo piil|)it efforts. He labored upwards 
 oil the St. Lawrence and Ottaw.i. and 
 die benefits of his labors extended far- 
 ther tliaii lie iiiniself was able to j;o. 
 The Hon. liiila I'lint was w;)n to the 1 
 temperance cause through the advocacy 
 of Mr. Christmas, in a meeting at some 
 point on the .Si. Lawrence. .\ cham- 
 pion was gained in this gentleman, who 
 has ilone much to extenl the benefits 
 of total abstinence throughout C!anada. 
 
 St. .Andrews, on the Ottawa, was 
 blessed s|>iritua!ly. in no coin'iion de- 
 gree, by tile labours of Mr. Christmas, 
 who also pleaded successfully with its 
 inhabitants the claims of temperance. 
 .\ solitary tract on the subject (Koter- 
 idge's .Addresses), received from St, 
 .Vndrews, sowed the seed in Clarence, 
 which resulted in a rich harvest of 
 blessing to multitudes on the Ottawa, 
 and which will continue to benefit gen- 
 erations vet unborn. 
 
 In view of the increasing religious 
 wants of Canada. Mr. Ivlwards became 
 strongly impressed with the neiessity of 
 a native educated ministry. In his own 
 
 experience he felt keenly the ilisadvan- 
 tage of limited mental culture, ami how 
 nuicli more useful he might lave been 
 with a mind early (hsi ijilined by a lib- 
 eral education. He was desirous of 
 aiding to supply the wants of Canada 
 in this respect, and an opportunity soon 
 oc( urred enabling liiin to labour in this 
 direction. Leading men in his deno- 
 mination at .Montreal, and along the 
 Ottawa, holding similar views (jii the 
 necessity of a native ediualed ministry, 
 de( ided on making an energetic elfort 
 towards this i:nd. Mr. (iilmour was 
 selected to visit hritain to raise funds 
 and secure the servic es of an instriK tor. 
 Herein he was eminenily sm ( essful, 
 and ere long. Dr. Davis, a man of mark 
 in the paths of literature, had, uiuler 
 training at Montreal, a goodly number 
 of young men, preparing to become 
 prea( hers of the ( iospel. from this 
 "school of the jirophets" went forth 
 n^en who have liceii blessings to Can 
 ada. 
 
 .\dditional means were soon re(|uired 
 in c.irrying forward this new enterprise, 
 and the contemplated project of erect- 
 ing a college building. Mr. Ldwards 
 was re(|uested to visit Britain for the 
 purpose of awakening a deeper interest 
 in behalf of Canada, and to collect 
 funds for the college. In 18-^9 b'.- 
 again crossetl the Atlantic, and spent 
 over a year and a half travelling through 
 England and Scotland, in furtherance 
 of the educational scheme of Mont- 
 real. The results of the mission were 
 satisfactory ; and, in the spring of 1 84 1 , 
 .Mr. ICdwards again sailed for Canada. 
 He was accfimpanied by Mr. (lirdvvood, 
 who 1 ame to take charge of the church 
 established by Mr. (iilmour, and by Mr. 
 King, who became a laborious worker 
 in tile s])iritual vineyard of C!anada. 
 'I'he Montreal College, so dear to the 
 hearts of many, and for which a few 
 did so much, for .some reason or other, 
 was not sustained by the denomination 
 generally. Mr. Edwards jjiomised 150 
 acres of land, which was deeded to the 
 
 •Al tlio Inriii.ilion of llip Cl.ueiici> Timiiiht.iiicl' Sociily. on ist .Vpril iHio, si^vcn parlies joined, Thu 
 iiiunes art' : Mrs. luiw.-ti'tls, )aint-s Ktlwanls, |ohii iCdwai'iis. VVitli.irii l-Mwards, Kli/a Cameron, I-leiiry 
 
 M;itthn\vs ami Mary Ann .X^jcr. Twi 
 niulabilitN' nt rvciyihinM on earth 
 
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 ai tills elate OS.Sil of the smcii -anotlifr reminder ol the 
 
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 SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A CANADIAN PIONEER. 
 
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 College by his son. After a few years 
 it ceased to exist, and the beautiful 
 building passed into other hands, to be 
 used for purposes widely different frcm 
 those for which it was erected. 
 
 Mr. Edwards did not live to witness 
 this sad result to anxious thought and 
 weary toil A year spent in the service 
 of his master, for Canada, and his work 
 was finished. Whil*^ preaching in Loch- 
 aber, a current of air from an open 
 window was the a])i)ointed means to 
 l)roduce disease, of which he died on 
 tae 29th of April, 1842, aged 62. 
 
 Six days afterwards his beloved wife, 
 
 and cheerful helpmate in the toils and 
 
 duties ot life, without apparent disease 
 
 or suffering, was called home. Both 
 
 were interred at I'oxi s' Point, in view 
 
 I of the sjjot where, tueiity years before, 
 
 j they landed and began life in the bush. 
 
 I The foregoing sketch will attain the 
 
 ^ aim of the writer, if it sliould interest 
 
 the reader, and tend to stimulate otliers 
 
 to imitate the example of one who did 
 
 what he could, exemplifying the Divine 
 
 ' ai)horism : " For none of us liveth to 
 
 himself, and no man dieth to himself" 
 
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 JOTTINGS FROM THE BUSH, 
 
 BY THE AUTHOR OF " SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A CANADIAN PIONEER. 
 
 No. I. 
 
 EMIGRATION. 
 
 Dear Reader, — Should Jottings No. 
 I pass muster witli the lusiJCCtor-CJen- 
 oral of tlic Dominion Monthly other 
 effusions will follow on a variety of sub- 
 jects, including sketches of the trials 
 and triumphs of backwoods life — toi)ics 
 familiar to the early settler, and possi- 
 bly interesting and useful to such as seek 
 a home within the borders of our Do- 
 minion. 
 
 Emigration being an important under- 
 taking to those wlio move, and a valu- 
 al)le source of strength to our country, 
 may projjerly claim our first attention. 
 
 You good jieople in the three king- 
 doms of fatherland, who feel moved to 
 try and better your fortunes, we invite 
 cordially to this portion of Her Majes- 
 ty's Dominions. You will find here no 
 abatement of your privileges as iSrilisIi 
 subjects, but an enlarged degree of 
 liberty and an am])ler field in which to 
 exercise your abilities and amljition. 
 
 With the exception of the Govcrnor- 
 fieneralshi]), every office in the land is 
 open to every man, whatever his coun- 
 try, color, or condition. It is well, 
 however, for intending settlers to he 
 aware that Canada is n very miserable 
 country for shiftless, indolent peojjle. 
 Sto]) where you are unless you feel will- 
 ing to work, and to work hard, during 
 the earlier stages of your career. IVIen 
 here, are, as a rule, what they make 
 themselves. Emphatically, in Canada 
 
 there is no royal road to wealth and po- 
 sition. We arc, in a large sense, a na- 
 tion of self-made men. 
 
 Another necessary qualification for 
 successful life ir Canada is steady hab- 
 its. Tipplers h.rl better die at home 
 than hasten their end by coming here. 
 One course alone is safe for every man 
 who sets foot on our shores, and that is 
 total abstinence from all tliat intoxicate.s. 
 Of all the causes of failure in securing 
 prosperity in Canada indulgence in 
 strong drinks stands ])re-eminently first. 
 In very many respects to effect settle- 
 ment now is an easy and |)leasant busi- 
 ness comi)ared to what it was some 
 years ago. The voyage is much cheaper 
 and much more exi)editious. 
 
 'i'he country to wiiich we invite you 
 is a far more desirable region than it 
 was of yore ; in fact it is a ])repared 
 place. The early settler can speak feel- 
 ingly of the time and toil required in 
 l)assing through Canada when he made 
 the journey. The ocean trip is :-.ow 
 perfijrmed in as many days as it former- 
 ly took weeks ;and on lauding the voy- 
 ager finds a train of cars waiting to 
 luirry him forward to any jjoint of the 
 compass he may desire to go. 
 
 ("omniercially, Canada is in a vastly 
 improved condition. The facilities fi)r 
 trade are such that the luxuries and 
 necessaries of life are more easily, as 
 well as more ciieaply, obtained than 
 they were a few years ago. Agriculture 
 has also made ra])id strides, and the labor 
 saving machines at present in use, not 
 
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 RUSTIC JOITINCIS FROM Till'; HUSH. 
 
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 III! 
 
 only secure despatch but soften the rigor i 
 of toil, and make farming a much more i 
 pleasant calling. 
 
 I'olitically, Canada can boast great, 
 progress. '1 he men who in earlier clays 
 fought the battle of the wilderness, had 
 also to fight the battles of civil and 
 religious liberty. I'hc machinery of 
 our Government as at present construc- 
 ted, is such that if good laws are not 
 enacted and faithfully administered, the 
 fault is our own. The power lies with j 
 the people.. The (lOvernmcnt is re- ' 
 sponsible to Parliament, and the I'ar- \ 
 liament .s chosen by the people. The ; 
 franchi.ie is so low that every man fit | 
 to vote may soon be able to do so. In 1 
 no particular do we enjoy one whit less j 
 liberty than our Republican neighbors, i 
 
 Wc wish our kindred south of 45" all '. 
 prosjicrity. IJritain may well feel ])roud 
 of such an offs])ring ; and her child, j 
 even if occasionally wayward, cannot 
 fail to rejoice in such a mother. " Hail : 
 Columbia !"' march onward to the ])n)ud 
 destiny awaiting you in the future ! 
 We in Canada hope to follow close up- 
 on the heels of your progress, and in 
 due time cut a resi)octable figure among 
 the nations of the earth. 
 
 The advancement of both countries, 
 however, depends upon our cultivating, 
 kindly feeling, and living as neighbours 
 always should live — not seeking every 
 one his own only, but every one anoth- 
 er's good. To this end let us botli de- 
 voutly respond the prayer of Judah's 
 King to the Almighty; "Scatter thou 
 the jieople that deliglit in war." And 
 may wo both in our intercourse aim to 
 realize by hapi)y e.\i)erience that " E])h- 
 r,iim shall not envy Judah, and Judal-. 
 sliall not vex Ephraim.'' 
 
 War between John and Jonathan ! — 
 let it not so much as be named among 
 us as becometh brethren — one in ori- 
 gin ; one in language ; one in our com- 
 mon Christianity ; united by intcr-mar- 
 riage, by commercial interests, by lele- 
 gra])hs and railroads, and ;i thousand 
 otlier ties that forbid in tones whose vi- 
 brations tingle upon every ear, the fratri- 
 cidal folly of making war. 
 
 Let no other strife jirevail between 
 
 us but which shall be foremost in every 
 -scheme calculated to advance tJie hap- 
 ])iness of our own citizens, and benefit 
 the entire family of man. And let all 
 the people of both countries say, Amen. 
 
 Another feature favorable to the pre- 
 sent aspect of Canada, i.i the enlarged 
 and enlarging character of our school 
 system. Without money and wi*h(jut 
 price every child can claim a conunon 
 school ctlucation, and the facilities for 
 superior mental culture are already re- 
 s]iectable and yearly becoiuing better. 
 Religious privileges, too, are vastly in 
 advance of what they were wont to be. 
 Ministers of all denominations are nu- 
 merous, and are scattered all over the 
 land. There is nothing in our climate 
 to frighten any one. Summer's heat 
 and winter's cold are within motlerate 
 i^ounds, and for a healthy country wc 
 are pre-eminently blessed. 
 
 It is true the land now at the dispos- 
 al of ("lovernment is not so convenient 
 or so generally good as it was; but 
 throughout many of the partially settled 
 portions of the country much fair land 
 is yet obtainable at moderate ])rices. 
 There is also a government draining 
 scheme being at i)resent carried out in 
 Ontario, which, it is anticipated, will 
 bring into the market large tracts of 
 good land hitherto useless. Then there 
 is the Red River region, a very (lo.shen, 
 to which a tide of emigration will flow 
 through Canada as fast as a convenient 
 channel can be opened for it. In view 
 of the considerations advanced — and 
 they are not colored — we invite f)ur 
 countrymen and others to try ("anada 
 as a home. Very many thousands of 
 its present inhabitants, living in abunti- 
 ance, landed here ])oor in pocket and 
 forlorn in feeling. Persevering indus- 
 try, honest dealing, and sober habits 
 lead infallibly to comjietencc. 
 
 In Canada we enjoy a goodly inlierit- 
 ancc, and wc invite you to share it with 
 us. We have a generous soil, great 
 mineral wealth, invaluable timber for- 
 ests, fisheries unrtiualled in the world, 
 a genial climate, liberal instilutic^is 
 and, as a whole, we are .1 loyal, law 
 abiding, contended people. The fruits 
 
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 RUSTIC JOTTINGS FROM THE 15USH. 
 
 19- 
 
 of past efTort are apparent in our rail- 
 way and canal systems, the growth and 
 wealth of our cities, and the many thou^ 
 sands of iini)ro\ed farms that dot and 
 beautify the land. And what Canada 
 will be fifty years hence no one can 
 l)ro]ihecy ; but, if true to her interests 
 and her lej.,ntiniate destiny, she will stand 
 high in the scale of social existence, 
 whether still allied to Creat Hrilain, or 
 occupying the position of an indei)end- 
 cnt kingdom. Either way, may a virtu- 
 ous and enliglitened ])0|Hilace be her 
 bulwark of defence ; for " Righteous- 
 ness cxaltclh a nation, but sin is a re- 
 proach to any jjeople." 
 
 No. II. 
 
 PATRIOTISM — COUNSKLS TO NKW SRT- 
 TLKRS — F.Xl'F.RIENCES IN THE PAST. 
 
 '• My cyo (ipliRlUctl not to look 
 
 On forests old or r.-ipuis Kr.in<l ; 
 The siranuer's pridn I scxrcf; could brook. 
 My heait was in my own dear land." 
 
 So sang the lamented McC.ce ; but he 
 learned to love Canada, and his patriot 
 ism for the land of his adoption cost 
 iiim his life. 
 
 " If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let 
 my right hand forget her cunning. If 
 I do not remember thee, let my tongue 
 cleave to the roof of my mouth, — if I 
 prefer not Jerusalem above my chief 
 joy." This outburst of religious patri- 
 otic feeling, jionned by the sweet singer 
 of Israel, doubtless paints in truthful 
 colors the longings of the exiled Jew 
 for the city of his Clod. 
 
 Our exile, unlike his, is voluntary ; 
 yet how strong in the breasts of true 
 men is syin])athy with the sentiments of 
 Sir Walter Scott : — 
 
 " nrrathc'S there a man with soul so dead, 
 Who novor to himself hath sni<l, 
 " This is my own, my native land ! ' 
 Whoso heart has ne'er within him hnrned 
 As home his foolste'ps he hatti tinned 
 I*'roin wan<lerin»4 on a fi)reij;n strand." 
 
 Cowper, the bard of Olney, exclaims 
 in his delightful "Task" : — 
 
 " RnKland. with all thy faults, I love thee still. 
 My eonntry ! ami while yet a nook is left 
 Where English minds anil manners may he found, 
 Shall he eoiistrained to love thee !" 
 
 This devotion to fatherland is ( redit- 
 able to the hearts of those whose im 
 passioned utterances we cannot but ad- 
 mire. Notwithstanding, as a filial child 
 
 cannot forget or cease to love her par- 
 ents, yet when she becomes a wife her 
 allegiance is transferred, even so the 
 emigrant who exchanges his own for 
 another country, where he becomes a 
 permanent resident, and enjoys the pro- 
 tection and privileges of the cojintry 
 chosen, is in duty bound to transfer his 
 allegiance to the government under 
 which he lives. 
 
 This doctrine may be unaccejitablc 
 to many in whose bosoms the fire of 
 jiatriotism burns fervently, but it will 
 l)ear the test of reason, and should be 
 duly considered by all who elect to set- 
 tle in an alien country. Fortunately, 
 those of our countrymen who come 
 hither have no trouble on this score, and 
 they will find us a very loyal peo]ile. 
 Troubles enough will, however, crowd 
 the track of the early settler apart from 
 this ; but patience and ])erse\erance will 
 in time clear the way, and the sky of 
 his prospects brighten daily, until the 
 sunshine of comparative prosjierity 
 shall apjicar attainable. If the counsel 
 of one wlio trod the rugged path of 
 emigrant life long ago will be taken as 
 kindly as it is offered, he would say : 
 " I'Viends, crowd not the city, but scat- 
 ter and seek emiiloyment wherever it 
 can be found without loss of time, and 
 accept such wages as can be got. If 
 you are possessed of means to jiurchase 
 land, be in no hurry to do so. Learn 
 the husbandry of the country under 
 others before you start on your own 
 hook. Do not i)retend to judge Can- 
 ada or its jfeojile before you have suffi- 
 ("iently tested both. What others have 
 done you can do, by using the same 
 means ; and you have before you in this 
 country the example of thousands of 
 families living in comfort, and even 
 some degree of refinement, who began 
 life as low down as you can be." 
 
 I'he writer could relate many amusing 
 instances of the ignorance of early set- 
 tlers, by no means amusing to the par- 
 ties concerned at the time of their 
 occurrence, but painful proofs that 
 experience keejis a dear school. One 
 hardy settler who faced hush life desti- 
 tute of the knowledge necessary to suc- 
 
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 RUSTIC JOTTINGS I'ROM THE HUSH. 
 
 cess, determined to make his own sugar. 
 As the season drew near he made due 
 jircparation. Troughs to receive the 
 sap were provided, the stately ma])les 
 were tai)ped, and freely gave their life- 
 blood. Snow was removed for a fire- 
 place, and kettles for boiling susi)ended 
 in order. These were filled with sap, 
 the fireapi)lied, and the crackling billets 
 blazed away, and soon the kettles boiled 
 right merrily. As the industrious man 
 surveyed the completeness of his pre- 
 |)arations, he anticipated ample and 
 early reward for his toil. As yet, how 
 sugar was made, or in what manner it 
 came, he knew not — other than it had 
 to be boiled ; so he boiled away. Un- 
 fortunately, he had never studied the 
 effects of evaporation, and thought the 
 boiling juocess would be helped by 
 keejjing the kettles closely covered. 
 Day after day he boiled away, and ex- 
 pected the sugar to form at the bottom 
 of the kettles. Evaporation was par- 
 tially secured by the steam raising the 
 covers of the kettles, and their contents 
 grew gradually sweeter. Fresh sap 
 was constantly supplied, and the 
 sugar looked for ; but no sugar appear- 
 ed. It never occurred to the poor 
 fellow that, to get sugar, he must cease 
 putting in sa]), and boil all down to a 
 certain consistency. Business brought 
 a member of the family some forty 
 miles from homo, where he witnessed 
 the operation, and the mystery was sol- 
 ved. On his return sugar was soon 
 produced, and the family luxuriated on 
 the delicious jiroduct of the majjle, and 
 thanked (iod for jjlanting in the wilder- 
 ness a tree so useful, living or dead. 
 Our boiling friend acquired such 
 intense admiration for the ma])le that 
 he vowed his axe should touch them 
 not — an unprofitable decision, as will 
 appear. A giant crop of these favorites 
 grew where he intended to clear for 
 
 crop ; all other kinds of trees were 
 removed, and the corn and potatoes 
 jilantcd beneath the sturdy sugar majjle. 
 Alas, the ample foliage of their wide- 
 spread limbs so shacled and dwarfed 
 the growing crops beneath* that the 
 luckless settler became convinced the 
 same ground could not yield at the 
 same time two such crops. With 
 feelings lacerated in a two-fold sense, 
 the beloved maples were cut 
 down, and in their fall so smashed the 
 corn and potatoes that little of either 
 was harvested, and thus his first season 
 was in a great measure lo.st. Nothing 
 daunted he prepared to try again. He 
 enlarged the limits of his clearing, in 
 order to plant more extensively, as well 
 as to secure more abundant sunshine. 
 The latter, he had learned by exi)eri- 
 ence, was quite a necessity in crop- 
 growing. Unflagging industry, ,. rich 
 virgin soil, and favorable weather, 
 secured the promise of an ample crop. 
 Very beautiful did it appear as the 
 summer advanced, and very proud was 
 the aspiring settler of his corn and other 
 cr()])s. But another blunder produced 
 another failure, tried the metal of the 
 man, and taught him another lesson in 
 the school of experience. As his prin- 
 cii)al clearing was some distance from 
 his hou.se, and surrounded by a thick 
 bush, he trusted to the latter for ])rotec- 
 tion, and built no fence. The bush will 
 keep out the sun but not cattle. One 
 night in July, a large flock of neigh- 
 bors' cattle invaded the unfenced 
 clearing, and the result can be guessed. 
 The following morning presented a 
 scene of desolation jiainful to behold. 
 The sickness of heart in hope deferred 
 felt by the suflerer, was sufficient to ex- 
 tinguish the courage of a less brave 
 man, in the loss of another season. He 
 tried again but not in vain, and lived 
 to rejoice in the life of a Canadian far- 
 
 'It happened sonic lime in June that two men from Lochcil came to Fox's Point to perform scllle- 
 inrnt dutirs on land tlicy h,id down in Clarrncc, and brinR slightly acqtiainlod with Mr. Kdwards, they 
 stopprd at his hnusc and wrnt with iiini to seo "iiis rrnp." On ontnrin^? thn " cU?arin«" Ihcy looked up and 
 down, and oxclaiinc'd with astoiii.siunnnt; "Ml'. Kdwanls.whv have you these maples stanfliri^ herer'" Me repli- 
 ed as they were so valuable in makiuK su^ar, he hail concluded to let them Rrow. " Well," they said, 'you can- 
 not Rrow crops and maples at (he same time ; il you wish to raise crops you must cut the maples down." And 
 the Rood men otlercd to assist, and spent two days in aidiiiR to fell them. The consequence of felliuR trees 
 upon qrowinu crops may he imagined better than ilescribed. In fact the crop was scarcely worth 
 harvesliuR. 
 
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 mcr. He tasted in large measure the I 
 trials of hush life, and enjoyed many of 
 its triumphs. The blunders of early 
 settlers may seldom he so grave as 
 tliose now recited ; i)Ut they aie numer- 
 ous, and, if written, would su])])ly a 
 rare chapter of instruction and caution 
 to candiflates for life in the bush.f 
 
 The youthful settler loves the arduous 
 toil of felling trees, and it is an honour 
 for a man to have borne an actue part 
 m aiding to redeem the earth from the 
 dominion of the forest. 'I'he necessity 
 for tree slaughter may, however, have 
 made us (!anadians blind to the I)eauly 
 and bendit of tree culture. Tiie bush 
 farmer must remove the forest in order 
 to raise cro])s ; but he should soon he- 
 gin to re])lant. 'IVee-planting is easily 
 jierformed, and more suitable than try- 
 ing to save solitary trees among those 
 you cut down. I'or shade and orna- 
 ment, as well as for sugar trees, and for 
 rt-ood-wr)rk re([uiring a tough descrii)tion 
 of timber, planting should receive early 
 and careful attention. In some coun- 
 tries the go\ernment takes tiiis matter 
 in hand, and in C!anada something 
 should be done to awake enlightened 
 views on the subject. The labour of 
 chopjiing trees is exciting, as the mon- 
 archs of a thousand yea is are tumbled 
 to the ground. It is attended with 
 some danger, and has jiroved fatal to 
 many. All retpiire care, and the begin- 
 ner has especial reason to be wary. 
 
 The lirst thing to do when about to fell 
 a tree, is to ascertain whi<h way it leans, 
 and begin to cut on that side first. A 
 worthy Scot, newly arrived, believed he 
 could improve on the Canadian method ' 
 
 -save much cho|iping and oblige the 
 tree tf) fall where he chose, and not 
 where it was inclined to fiall itself. To ] 
 this end he jjrovided a long ladder and 
 a long rf)pe. Ivach tree was scaled, the 
 rope attached, and while a portion of 
 his party i)ulled away with might and 
 main, the f)ther jiortion did tiie chop- 
 l)ing. The worthy man learned, in '■. 
 
 time, that ('anadian trees were too tall 
 for ladders, and over strong for his rope ; 
 and like a wise man he laid both aside, 
 followed the example of others, and 
 soon had a large clearing. 
 
 Not far ironi the .Scotchman's farm 
 an Englishman jjitched his tent, and be- 
 gan life in the bush. Mr. Crane had 
 the a('vantage of education and means, 
 but being unwilling to learn from tho.sc 
 he deemed his interiors, he struggled 
 many years in lighting the battle of the 
 wilderness — was fmally beaten, and re- 
 turned home, reduced in circumstances 
 and humbled, to acknowledge, " My 
 pride has caused my failure." 'I'he first 
 error committed was jiurchasing land 
 immediately on his arrival, and l)eforc 
 experience enabled him to make a good 
 choice. Hlunder followed blunder ; yet 
 counsel was spurned, and a well-intend- 
 ed suggestion from neighbors would 
 elicit, " I know my own business, and 
 h.ave not come here to learn from you. " 
 Living beside a navigable river made 
 a means of conveyance on water neces- 
 sary. Who would imagine a man fresh 
 from London would undertake to make 
 a canoe without aid or directions ? 
 This plucky man did, and burietl him- 
 self some days in the bush to effect his 
 purpose. A pine tree of large dimen- 
 sions was levelled, and a portion of it 
 hollowed out and shaped canoe-wise. 
 When finished a team drew it to the 
 river's bank. The launch was privately 
 performed, his wit'e alone being penult- 
 ted to witness the ojierationand to help 
 accomplish it, as she, good soul, would 
 not sneer, even if failure was the result 
 of iiresumjition. The vessel glided uj)- 
 on the bosom of the old Ottawa, hut 
 somehow woultl not keep ewn ; in fact, 
 was so perversely one-sidi.'d in her bear- 
 ing that her builder, in disgust, gave 
 the cranky thing a (,'ood shove into the 
 stream and the current bore her ignobly 
 onward to sujijily some Lower Canadian 
 with a ])ig trough, f)r f)therwise \vof)d 
 for his inc. Mr. C. antici]\atcd when 
 
 tTIioro were somr 25 ynl<c of slinnty oxon bolonginR tn Mr, ll.imilton wlio wore turntul .idrift in the 
 biisli tn ninkf their tivinc as liost tliry roultl. Ttit'ir dPl'rtHlations caused tlir crop to be late in innturin^, 
 nn<l it was attcmlrii witli inorr laliour tlian it was wortli in savinR it. Hut wlicm tluTO is a strURK'e for 
 fxisteticc Koiuii on, as in tliis case, it is not so inudi " u'ill it pay ?" as ''can it he s.ivcd ?*' 
 
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 potato-digging came, a root-house would 
 t)c required to hold them, and deter- 
 mined to make one. .-Mthough the .son 
 of a weahliy man, lie could handle 
 tools, and at hard work was in his ele- 
 ment. Too proud to copy from others, 
 something original must he attem])ted. 
 Choosing the sloping face of a deep 
 gully, he commenced to tunnel inwards 
 under the bank, and having reached a 
 sufficient distance, he formed a chamber 
 of the retiuired size, all underground. 
 A small aperture was dug to the surface, 
 intended for the conveyance of the 
 roots into the chamber below. The 
 whole work being lined with boards, 
 doors were put up, and the job finished 
 in a workman-like mamn r. Many days 
 of hard toil were si)ent in sweltering 
 weather to achieve this object ; and the 
 first heavy fall of rain caused the earth 
 to cave in and make ruin of the whole 
 structure. More labor lost. The next 
 scheme that engaged the thoughts of 
 this determined man, was how to re- 
 move stumps. It mattered not how 
 others ])erformed this work, Mr. C. in 
 everything preferred his own way. As 
 the inilley is one of the mechanical 
 powers, he concluded that even ])ine 
 stumi^s must yield to its irresistible 
 force. F.xiiensive blocks and tackle 
 were i)rocured in England, and Mr. ('. 
 and his horses pulled away long and 
 hard among stumps, but to little ]Hir- 
 pose ; they kept their ground in spite of 
 him. Thus another abortive enterprise 
 waas bandoned to make room for oth- 
 ers, all ending in vanity and vexation of 
 spirit — a warning to others to heed tiie 
 admonition, " He not wise in your own 
 conceit." 
 
 Mrs. Moody has painted in living 
 colors the trials of Canadian bush life. 
 Her nwn share in these, and the man- 
 ner in which she braved them, are cred- 
 itable to her heart and head. How 
 much unwritten heroism has adorned 
 many of the wives and daughters of 
 early settlers cannot be known. Per- 
 mit a slight sketch of one such clTirac- 
 ter in the wife of Mr. C. — the man 
 whose failings and failures have just 
 been alluded to. Mrs. C. was the 
 
 daughter of a London lawyer ; delicate- 
 ly reared, of refined manners and accom- 
 lished education. In ])er,son she was 
 of fragile form, and possessed the orna- 
 ment of a meek and (juiet sjjirit. How 
 great the transition from fashionable 
 life in London to bush life in Canada ! 
 Her husband had decided on forest 
 life, and she accepted the situation 
 without a murmur. Alas, it proved a 
 hard one, and much wor.se than was 
 necessary, by the perverse disposition 
 of her husband. Her fair hands had 
 never before performed servile labour ; 
 embroidery, manijjulating the keys of 
 her i)iano, and kindred employments, 
 alone had occupied her fingers. Now 
 household duties of the roughest kind 
 were learnt aufl performed. To such 
 work was soon added the care of child- 
 ren, and, in the absence of her husband, 
 the, care of cattle. On the coldest day 
 of mid-winter, this gentle creature might 
 be seen many acres from her house 
 choi)])ing the ice at the river, and water 
 ing the cattle. In Iier husband was 
 blended a strange mixture of fondness 
 ami severity towards his . wife. He 
 would admit the course he was pursu- 
 ing must kill her, which event he con- 
 templated with deej) sorrow, and would 
 then add, " I can't help it." If at any 
 time she mildly remonstrated, and sug- 
 gested a better way of doing a thing, 
 she was answered with an oath, follow- 
 ed by the question — " Don't I know 
 I better than you, my dear ?" Nor was 
 I the care of cattle the only outside work 
 j this lady shared in. While her hus- 
 band held the jilough, she dro\-e the 
 j horses. When prejiaring timber for a 
 I house, she worked the lower end of the 
 ! whip-saw ; and when the house was 
 ; building, she alone was his helper from 
 laying the foundation to putting uj) the 
 : rafters. To deficient crops was added 
 [ the loss of their house and nearly all 
 its contents by fire. Reduced means 
 carefully concealed frf)m fond ])arents 
 at home, cut off many little (-omforls 
 enjoyed at first, and for several years 
 deficient food and lack of suitable clo- 
 thing increased the trials of this heroic 
 woman. Finally her husband yielded 
 
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 to the force of circumstances, admitted 
 he had waged an unetjual conflict, in 
 which his will was pitted against the 
 judgment and experience of every other 
 jierson, and he was beaten. He closed 
 accounts with Canada, from whicli he 
 retired a [joorer but wiser man, and 
 sought an asylum in his native land. 
 In tlie employment of his father, who 
 was an extensive manufacturing chem- 
 ist, his skill and energy found ample 
 and profitable occujjation. Ten years 
 were thus spent after the close of his 
 Canadian camjiaign, when an accident, 
 by which he inhaled the poisonous gas 
 of some drug, cut him down suddenly 
 in the midst of liis days. Mrs. C. still 
 survives, and must often revert, in im- 
 agination, to her life in the woods a 
 (juarter of a century ago. Verily, truth 
 is stranger than fiction. We hear mu<h 
 of women's rights. Some competent 
 pen should set before the world woman's 
 wrongs. These are neither few nor 
 small, and claim a redress : — 
 
 " I .ini not sat! ; tlmxiiih sorr.-^ws not a tew 
 
 UpiVj lai'.! !li( ir d.irksninn trace upon my brow ; 
 .Sti!! !iop(!fnl, I can life's roiKjIi way pursue. 
 
 Anil iieatii ilio loail of duly meekly bow; 
 For sorrows are but ministers of God. 
 
 Sent to remind us of the home we seek — 
 The path of sorrow lie before us trod, 
 
 Who laui;ht the blind to see, th;; dumb to speak." 
 
 No. III. 
 
 TEMl'T.VriON.S OF SKTTI.F.RS. 
 
 A change of country involves mucli 
 change of circumstances. A iirudenl 
 man will considu-r these and adapt him- 
 self to his new condition. One quality, 
 especially valualile in a beginner, is a 
 teachable disposition. 
 
 " Seesl thou a man wise in iiis own 
 conceit, there is more liope of a fool 
 than of him." 
 
 " .Seize upon truth where'er it's found, 
 
 Ainonji yom" friends, amonn your foes ; 
 On Christian or on heathen j^round. 
 
 The (lower divine where'er it ^rows : 
 NcKlect the thistle and assnine the rose." 
 
 How humble, yet beautiful, the com- 
 parison ajiplied to iiimself by that won- 
 der in science, Sir Isaac Newton, " A 
 child gathering shells on the siiore, 
 while tiie great ocean of truth lay before 
 him unexplored." 
 
 .\ gentleman who rose to the highest 
 
 l)osition as a ship-builder under the 
 British (}overnment, made it his con- 
 stant practice to consult every working 
 shipwright of intelligence who came in 
 his way as to his views in different 
 points bearing on ship-building, and 
 thereby gathering valuable hints helpful 
 in his profession, 
 
 Ca|)t. Cook, the great explorer, men- 
 tions in the record of his voyages a val- 
 uable suggestion he got from a common 
 sailor, by acting on which he saved one 
 of his ships when in a sinking condi- 
 tion. The vessel had struck a coral 
 rock and was filling fast. The sugges- 
 tion of the sailor was called "foddering 
 the ship." A sail was got and covered 
 with grease mixed with goat's manure. 
 Long ropes were fastened to the corners 
 of the sail, which having weights attach- 
 ed to make it sink, was passed over the 
 bows, and by means of the ropes on 
 either side of th^ hip, was drawn to- 
 wards the stern unal the leak was reach- 
 ed. The ropes were then tightened, 
 and the sail covering the hole made in 
 the ship's bottom was firmly secured. 
 This make-shift served until they reach- 
 ed a ])lace where they could lay the ves- 
 sel over and repair damage.s. 
 
 Readers of the life of tlie first Napo- 
 leon will call to mind an incident which 
 occurred during the progress of one of 
 his great battles. A private left his 
 l)lace in the ranks, and going to where 
 the Emjjeror stood, .said, " If your 
 Majesty will order an additional force 
 to aid the troops at such a point on the 
 field (naming it), the victory will s])eed- 
 ily be ours." No rebuke fell from the 
 lijjs of his sovereign for such unusual 
 conduct. He merely said to the man, 
 "Who told you my thoughts?" The 
 order was made and the expected re- 
 sult followed. At the close of the ac- 
 tion the Emperor inquired for the sol- 
 dier, intending to reward his sagacity ; 
 but the jioor fellow had fallen and was 
 beyond promotion. 
 
 Such facts afford valuable examples 
 
 how great men are not beyond instruc- 
 
 i tion. With what greater avidity should 
 
 I ordinary mortals embrace every oppor- 
 
 I tunity of adding to tlicir stock of know- 
 
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 ledge. Conceit is not unfrequently a 
 failing with the new comer. He is apt 
 to pride himself on his old country ac- 
 (piirements, and set at nought whatever 
 clashes with his preconceived notions. 
 The folly of this temptation was illus- 
 trated in "Joitings No. II." There are 
 two other temptations which beset the 
 way of the man who starts for himself 
 to carve out a living in the wilderness. 
 He is in danger of idleness on the one 
 hand, and of working too much on the 
 other. 
 
 A person wiio heretofore has always 
 been in the employ of otiiers, anil sud- 
 denly finds himsell" his own master and 
 relieved from the spur and promptings 
 of supervision, is liable to be lax in aj)- 
 plication and prodigal of time. As 
 "the hand of the diligent makelh rich, " 
 even so "an idle soul shall suffer hun- 
 ger." 'I'he traveller, in passing the farm 
 of one of this class, does not recpiirc 
 to be told a sluggard dwells here. The [ 
 forest keeps in close vicinity with the ! 
 house ; what clearing has been made is 
 growing over with brush ; fences are out 
 of repair ; the cattle are miserably hous- 
 ed and as miserably icd in winter, and 
 in sunnner are left to fmd shelter from 
 the heat and respite from the fiies as 
 best they can. If lie enters the hovel 
 a stami)cde of young ones with nothing 
 to cover them but their nudity, will 
 follow, making for shelter that does 
 not exist, as the dwelling has but one 
 apartment, which serves for kitchen, 
 dining-room, parlor and bedroom. 
 
 The ])icture within is not inviting ; 
 and as our traveller would ])refer to i)ass 
 on, let us do likewise. In contrast, 
 many of the industrial heroes who have 
 come over to possess the land, are in 
 too great haste to be rich. Stimulated 
 by the facts that all ]>rofUs are their own 
 and thai affluence is attainable liy exer- 
 tion, they go to work too eagerly at the 
 laborious task of clearing the forest and 
 making from the wilderness a farm with 
 amjile fields, and the necessary ap])end ' 
 age of buildings to house themselves : 
 and the abundant yield of these fields, j 
 In passing through (Canada multitudes 
 of such men are met, whose own hands | 
 
 have achieved the transformation of a 
 forest-covered lot into a beautiful farm, 
 with residences pleasing to the eye and 
 comfortable in liieir ai)pnintments, with 
 out-buildings to correspond, which be- 
 speak the taste as well as the industry 
 of their owner.s. 
 
 Hut how often have such men over- 
 worked themselves, and made ]>roi)erly 
 at the expense of health? "There is 
 that makelh himself rich and yet 
 hath nothing." This class are under 
 temptation, too, to err in another jiar- 
 ticular namely, over-working their 
 children. 'i'hese olive plants round 
 about our table should be too much the 
 delight of our eyes to i)ermit our avar- 
 ice to tax unduly their tender energies. 
 We tiiereby roi) them of what tloes not 
 belong to us, and cause ailments felt 
 aiul de])lored in future years ; and how- 
 ever valuable and freely given, the aid of 
 his wife in tiie lighter kinds of outdoor 
 work, the pushing settler siiould aim to 
 eNenijit her from the more masculine 
 laiior of using the axe or rolling logs. 
 Woman's rights should be rcsjjected in 
 everything that draws too severely on 
 her strength of b(jdy, or trenches on her 
 delicacy of mind. Our (laughters 
 should be also very jjrecious in our 
 sight. They were born to be wives. 
 Let them (jualify for this honorable es- 
 tate, and jiass from our care uninjured 
 by our cujiidily, proi)ared as fully as our 
 means will allow worthily to fill the high 
 position of ruling their own households. 
 
 We have each been indebted to oth- 
 ers for the blessing of a wife ; even so 
 must others be indebted to us for a like 
 benefit. In this way we repay to soci 
 ety the debt incurred by our connubial 
 relationship. Let us jiay the debt, not 
 grudgingly, but of a ready mind and 
 generous disposition. 
 
 The number is growing smaller, i)ul 
 still there are too many who believe in 
 the virtue of strong drink as helpful in 
 bush labor. The emigrant siiould es- 
 chew this temi)tati()n as he would the 
 i'^vil one, nor allow cheap liijuor or hard 
 work to seduce him into the dangerous 
 l)ractice of ti|)pling. Cheap liquor is 
 very dear in the end, anl hard labour 
 
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 made much harder by using it. 
 
 Vivid pictures of the evils of alcohol 
 to settlers in the hush, crowd the recol- 
 lection of the writer. In earlier days 
 when stimulants were considered bless- 
 ings, a house or barn could not be rais- 
 eil, or even a chopjjing or logging "bee" 
 made, but whiskey was a standing ne- 
 cessity. Accidents were frequently the 
 result, and if the work of the day was 
 passed in safety, very often revelry and 
 drunkenness at night left the imbibers 
 next morning in a sorry state for the 
 work before them. In a settlement 
 which might be named, a iiumber of 
 neighbors were engaged logging. They, 
 as usual on such occasions, drank freely 
 of the maddening tlraught. Two of the 
 number, on some trifling difference or 
 old grudge, cpiarrelled, and one of them 
 raised the handspike in his hand and 
 smote his fellow dead on the spot. 
 Alas, what language can describe, what 
 pen can jjortray the carnage of this de- 
 stroyer ? 
 
 Invents thrilling in their nature and 
 fearful in their consequences, transpired 
 not far from the scene of this murder. 
 l''unerals, as well as births and marri- 
 ages, were seasons for drinking. On 
 one of these occasions a (juarrel occur- 
 red over the open grave, and a free and 
 general fight was then and there gone 
 into. A iirofessional man, whose ])rac- 
 ticc was much injured by his habits, 
 was imitated by his wife in the sin of 
 indulgence, 'riiey were a .sad example 
 of the debasing influence of drink. 
 Ivlucation, refinement, and connections 
 all laid in the dust. One night both 
 retired to bed beastly drunk. The hus- 
 band on awakening in the morning 
 fcjund his wife on the floor dead, and 
 beside her corjjse a new-born child. 
 Remorse stung him to the cpiick, and 
 within two or three days he tf)ok his 
 own life. In the localities where these 
 scenes occurred, were men who ])rofes- 
 sed in words to guide the jieople in 
 wisdom's ways, but their ])ractice gave 
 the lie to their profession. It was even 
 said on creditable testimony that most 
 unbecoming scenes of indulgence oc- 
 curred there, afier sacramental seasons. 
 
 in which the officers of churches made 
 merry on the unused wine. The atten- 
 tion of the reader might be called to 
 another neighborhood, and another ex- 
 ample of this great evil claim his pity. 
 A solitary settler lived a few miles back 
 from the Ottawa, and toiled in cutting 
 away the forest. Christmas brought 
 him to the front, to relax his labor and 
 enjoy the usual ])leasures of this festive 
 season. When about to return he 
 drank freely of the ])oisoned whiskey of 
 the tavern, and carried a bottle full of 
 it in his pocket. He tracked his way 
 back, rnd nearly reached his shanty, 
 when, being overcome, he laid himself 
 dov n and slept his last sleep. The 
 frozen cor])se was afterwards found in 
 the snow, and the rpiantity of whiskey 
 in the bcHtle told too plainly the story 
 of the poor man's fate. Among his 
 effects sold were many tokens of former 
 respectability ; and among his books a 
 I5ible and a Psalm Book bore marks of 
 the l(jve and solicitude of fond friends 
 in Scotland. Alcohol is no res])ecterof 
 persons ; all who look ujjon the beauty 
 of its colour will feel the weight of its 
 power. Instances of this kind might 
 be multiplied to fill volumes ; one more 
 at present must suffice. In yet anoth jr 
 neighborhood on the Ottawa, an indus- 
 trious .settler had conquered the early 
 difficulties of the bush, and owned a 
 comfortable homestead. Unfortunately 
 drinking jjractices at "bees" had created 
 in him the ajjpetite for liquor. His 
 love for it became su])reme, and all 
 claims of wife and children were sunk 
 in the selfish gratification of this one 
 lust. On a cold night in winter he left 
 the tavern and staggered homewards. 
 An anxious wife sjient the night vainly 
 watching for his return, but he came 
 not. Daylight revealed to her his life- 
 less form stretched on the frozen ground, 
 a short distance from the house. The 
 hapless widow was sister to the tavern 
 keeper who sold the man the liquor, 
 and a large family to jjrovide for mag- 
 nified her troubles ; but the hard hearted 
 man solil on. Verily the tender mer- 
 cies of the wicked are cruel. 
 
 Vanity r ay be named as another 
 
 4. 
 
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 26. 
 
 RUSTIC JOTTINGS FROM THIi HUSH. 
 
 temptation \vhi( h besets the way of the 
 C'anailian settler. 
 In reality, 
 
 " Honor and alinmp from no cnnililinn riso. 
 Act wi-ll your [i.irt itirrc all the lionor llos ;" 
 
 and it is nnirli to the credit of a man 
 to l)e tlie arcliitect of his own fortune 
 — to have risen from heinp; a servant to 
 he himself a master. On the other 
 iiand, the avenues to titles and position 
 in our country are so ojien tiiat many 
 well-meaning men are temjited to ac- 
 cept offices for which they are indiffer- 
 ently ([ualified, overlooking 'hat the 
 chief honor of any office is the ability 
 to fill it. A projierty (lualification in 
 Ontario of $1,200 is recjuired of Justices 
 of the Peace ; but the more necessary 
 (jualifications of nurture and education 
 are strangely overlooked. Things will 
 not be !)etter until the ballast of intel- 
 ligence steady oui heads, and the title 
 " lisquire" is esteemed an empty n;uiie, 
 when the office which gives it has been 
 conferred for ])olitical reasons only. 
 
 In Canada, for the sake of their votes, 
 men have frequently been made magis- 
 trates who could neither read nor write. 
 Under such circumstances it is small 
 wonder that, in many localities, it is dif- 
 ficult to get Justices to act, and too fre 
 cjuently, when they do act, their admin- 
 istration of law is a lil)el on their office. 
 
 Militia matters are at present under 
 more efficient arrangoments. The for- 
 mer order of things consisted more of 
 conferring titles than in jjroviding de- 
 fence ; and we poor Canadians valued 
 these titles much beyond their worth. 
 Every other man you met was C'ajjtain, 
 Major, or something else above or be- 
 low these, and usually without a par- 
 ticle of military knowledge. 
 
 Nor are we colonists free from the 
 temjjtation of desiring to have M.l*. or 
 M. 1'. P. attached to our names. Now, 
 going into Parliament is a laudable am- 
 bition, if a fair share of the re<iuired 
 ability is possessed, and the motive for 
 desiring to do so will bear scrutiny. 
 Usefulness should be the controlling 
 incentive. When it is, a man will not 
 seek to buy his way to the floor of the 
 House, and c(jrru|)t a constituency by 
 
 wholesale bribery. Any man who buys 
 his seat can himself be bought, and the 
 l)eople who sell themselves may expect 
 to be sold. Too freiiuently the object 
 in going into Parliament is office and 
 emolument, and too many neglect their 
 ordinary business for the casualties of 
 political i)referment, and make shij)- 
 wreck of their circumstances. Common 
 sense and common honesty are funda- 
 mental (lualifications in a legislator. 
 The more talent .ind education the bet- 
 ter ; and the possession ot means suffi- 
 cient to make a man feel inilejiendent 
 is also desirable. A man may be a 
 very good cultivator of the soil, or mer- 
 chant, but a poor law maker, harim rs, 
 have a care of mistaking your calling, 
 even if your election be sure. It does 
 appear like a reflection on the yeomanry 
 of the country even to hint that bribes 
 could in any way be a temptation to a 
 man who owns the farm he cultivates. 
 Hut there is no getting over it ; the 
 escutcheon of our honorable i^rofession 
 is tarnished by the countenance we 
 give to bribery at our elections. Tlierc; 
 are men nf)w occupying high positions 
 in our Parliaments who in their canvass 
 set at naught all law and morality, and 
 who, while loud in talking of what is 
 honest and honorable, have gained the 
 seals they occuiiy by means of the most 
 unblushing expenditure of thousands 
 of dollari;. Shall we continue to stoop 
 to the meanness of being thus bribecl, 
 and elect men who are mean enough to 
 purchase us like so many sheep ? 
 
 AuKmg the tem])tations which beset 
 the backwoods farmer is, to neglect the 
 day of rest. Accustomed in his native 
 land to attend church, and feel the spur 
 of the good opinion of neighbors, there 
 existed little inclin.ation to desec'rate 
 the Sabbath Day. In his new position 
 things are changed and princii)les test- 
 ed. To multitudes in tlic woods, the 
 sound of the church-going bell is music 
 unknown, the voice of the i)reachLr is 
 rarely heard, and the stimulus of cx- 
 amjile is wanting to jirompt in the way 
 of duty. Inattention to dress is often 
 the beginning of lax practice. Hunting 
 anc' fishing are apt to follow, and ordi- 
 
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 27. 
 
 nary labor eventually be jjerformed by 
 |)ers()ns who, before emigrating, would 
 have exclaimed, " What ! is ihy servant 
 a (log that he sluuikl do this ?" The 
 temptation to indifference in the isola- 
 tion of the bush is great; but if yielded 
 to, the danger of temporal as well as 
 si)iritual damage is certain. All experi- 
 ence goes to prove tliat in keeping the 
 Sabbath Day holy, there is great re- 
 ward. One good man who felt severely 
 the trying situation of bush exjjerience 
 on the Sabbath, jiersisted in the prac- 
 tice of dressing as he had been accus- 
 tomed to do, fre(iuently making the re- 
 mark, " We honour (lod by honouring 
 the Sabbath." His example of Sabbath 
 Day observance influenced a whole 
 settlement, and he lived to see, not 
 only much of the wilderness become 
 fruitful fields, but a spiritual transfor- 
 mation, in multitudes of his neighbors 
 being turned from darkness to light, 
 and from the bondage of Satan to serve 
 tiie living (iod. 
 
 Another temjUation lurks in the 
 hearts of some to abstain from a re 
 ligious service conducted by ministers 
 of a different denomination I'rom the 
 one they have been accustomed tn at- 
 tend Denizens of the forest consult 
 their own best interests by willingness to 
 hear all who proclaim truth, of wliatever 
 name. Nor are the differences among 
 ICvangelical bodies so great as to justify 
 peo|)le in fencing themselves apart, 
 and practically exclaiming, each to the 
 other, " 1 am holier than thou." Let 
 the claimants to the ])uresl faith fix 
 things as they will, there is but one 
 (Ihurch, of which every true Christian 
 is a member. 
 
 Another temptation worthy of notice 
 is that of running into debt. To have 
 good credit is an honor, and useful but 
 — dangerous. Hills at the store run up 
 by magic, but are not i)aid by enchant- 
 ment. Unlike a key, credit is brightest 
 when least used. Not only is it wise to 
 eschew tlealing too freely at the store, 
 but to have a special care of the mort- 
 gage. High interests cannot be ])aid 
 from farm profits, and the farm not un- 
 fre(]uently slips from its owner by this 
 
 method of raising money. 
 
 One other temptation shall close our 
 list. It 1)1 sets the pathway of farmers 
 young and old. 'i'housands have al- 
 ready been dujjed. I'ast experience 
 should teach them wisdom. 'l"he tcmp- 
 tati(m now referred to is to being "hum- 
 bugged." 
 
 The ])ortion of Canada along the 
 Ottawa is not sufficiently remote to es- 
 cape very frerpient and very close 
 shaves, generally having their origin 
 among our 'cute friends over the bor- 
 der, or those of our own countrymen 
 near the lines. If the country at large 
 has suffered imposition jjroportionally 
 with the i)eoi)le in this region the drain 
 on its inhabitants has been immense, and 
 it is high time for every C'anadian to put 
 his foot on further levies of the sort, 
 whether from natives or foreigners. 
 One very offensive feature in the busi- 
 ness is, that religion is often used as a 
 cloak in furthering rascality, and minis- 
 ters made tools of in the matter. The 
 enter] )rising speculators who drive the 
 humbug trade, deal in a variety of ar- 
 ticles, su("h as books, clocks, stoves, 
 n,ai>s, soaps, gates, harrows, !)cc-hives, 
 etc.; but, to do them justice, so far, 
 basswood hams and wooden nutmegs 
 have not formed a part of the merchan- 
 dise introduced here. It is now very 
 many years since the first imposition 
 was ])ractised in selling the " Hook of 
 Martyrs." Its title was very ai)j)ropri- 
 ate, for commercial martyrdom has pre- 
 vailed ever since. This book, the ]iros- 
 l)eclus announced, was to be ])ublished 
 in Up])er Canada, to be of the best 
 materials and style- price, fourteen 
 shillings. Subscribers were .sought, and 
 the canvasser, as became a dealer in 
 such a book, was very meek and pious. 
 He atti:n(led ])rayer meetings and enter- 
 ed into the feelings and sentiments of 
 the devout wherever he went. Of 
 course he was successful in getting a 
 large list of names. The book was 
 subsequently delivered by another per- 
 son ; but turned out to have been ])ub- 
 lished in ('onnecticut, and was miser- 
 ably got up. The subscribers reluctant- 
 ly took the book and paid their cash. 
 
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 28. 
 
 RUSTIC jorriN(;s tkom tiik hush. 
 
 Soon after followed a perfect inundation 
 of woollen clocks jjfice $26, or less if 
 you proved stifT, a ilifference of $ro 
 in sales to near neii.;lil)ours was no un- 
 common occurrence. The clocks were 
 sold on "tick." Notes were taken with 
 verbal ])rovisoes. A second party col- 
 lei ted the notes. Of course he knew 
 nothing of the verbal jiromises of his 
 confrere, nor did the Jutlge, when legal 
 costs were often addeil to the first cost. 
 The surviving jjioneer traveller in the 
 Ottawa Valley will have a distinct re- 
 collection how rare it was to enter an}- 
 shanty, iKJwever mean, and however 
 wanting in other furniture, to miss the 
 clock. The "Hook of Martyrs," too, 
 very commonly ke])t it close company, 
 whatever other book was wanting, even 
 the Bible. Nor has the sacred volume 
 escajied being made an imi)osition. 
 The "Cottage Bible" received a wide 
 circulation, aided materially by the 
 recommendation of its comments by 
 some excellent ministers who did not 
 dream of the consecjuence of their aj)- 
 l)roval. The work proved a Yankee 
 "shave," not value for the money, 
 showy in exterior ; luit, lacking strength 
 in its binding, was soon a wreck. The 
 " History of the World," and the "His- 
 tory of all Nations" soon followed. 
 Both were humbugs ; but, as if people 
 loved to be cheated, the same ]ierson 
 fretpiently took all. Stoves of differ- 
 ent [xatterns and (jualitics were widely 
 scattered. These were excessive in 
 l)rice ; but credit secured ])urchasers, 
 and litigation was the conseijuence, 
 when interest and costs greatly increas- 
 ed the first cost. Among the articles 
 sold on the credit jjeddling system 
 were "rights" to make certain articles. 
 These jiroved to be tlie climax of hum- 
 bugs. Bee-hives, harrows, and gates, 
 or rather the "right" to make these 
 within certain limits after a pattern car- 
 ried round by the vendor, were what 
 were for sale. 
 
 Now, no objection can be maile to 
 the sale of "rights" simjjly considered ; 
 but ])awning on unsuspecting peo])le a 
 jjrivilege tiiey are in no position to use 
 — the virtue of which has been indif- 
 
 ferently tried- and making religion a 
 
 stepping-stone to n bargain, merits rep 
 rehension. Please allow a few facts in 
 illustration. 
 
 A township on the Ottawa was visited 
 sonic li'uj since by a i)arty who had for 
 sale the right to make gates and har- 
 rows of a certain pattern. He was 
 mild in aspect and meek in speech. 
 He sougiit out the minister and estab- 
 lished his affinity to the denomination 
 of the (liiurch in the neighiiourhood. 
 The Rev. Mr. I), introduced him as 
 P.rother K. Brotln r K. being now 
 fairly itrmed, addressed himself to work, 
 and soon .snared a green farmer, wIh) 
 gave his note for $.^5 for the right to 
 make gates — a right he will leave un- 
 used to his heirs. 
 
 The next mark sought was a man to 
 invest with the right to 'make harrows 
 — price, $25. This proved tough ; l>ut 
 where there is a will there is a way. 
 Brother K. made the ac(iuaintance of 
 Brother R. and jiressed iiim to buy ; 
 but the latter staved off manfully. For- 
 tunately for Brother K., there was to be 
 a prayer-meeting in the evening, and 
 he dei d to leave further effort to the 
 subduing influence of that religious 
 e.xercise. He then said, "Brother R., 1 
 'should like to stop with you to-night." 
 Brother R., afraid of another seige 
 aneiit harrows, declined, observing that 
 they were [jretty full, and it would not 
 I be convenient. 
 
 I Br. K. attended the meeting, was 
 
 ! fervent in prayer and sjjeaking, in fact 
 
 j was so overcame that tears testified the 
 
 I depth of his emotion, and overcame, 
 
 among others, Br. R., who on being 
 
 again asked, o])ened to Br. K. his house 
 
 [and his heart. Their communing was 
 
 1 sweet, for they talked much of the 
 
 ' things unseen and eternal ; but ever 
 
 and anon, by some clever management, 
 
 Br. K. came down to earth and earthly 
 
 things, always falling upon the harrow. 
 
 I He praised its merits, and showed the 
 
 ! great profits his Christian brother would 
 
 ! lose by letting slip the present chance 
 
 I of a little fortune. "Try it, Br. R.; 
 
 you will never repent the venture — only 
 
 $25, and how many twenty-fives you 
 
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 29. 
 
 wil' make cannot be guessed. You 
 no Jil a start ; tliis will give you one. 
 My word for it, now is your chance. 
 I et me draw up the note — you will 
 have time, and a traction of your profits 
 will meet my claim." 
 
 I'he note was drawn. Br. R. signed 
 it, hut rei)ented all night. Next morn- 
 ing he appealed to his guest to he re- 
 lieved. Hr. K. coolly told iiini to be 
 more careful next lime, and took his 
 departure. Hr. K will leave his " har- 
 row riglit" unused to his |)osterity. A 
 wise man has said, " Kxperience keeps 
 a dear school, but it is the only one 
 fools will learn .it." Ii is well if they 
 learn even tliere. 
 
 No. IV. 
 
 TUIAI.S OF SKrn.KKS. 
 
 Spurgeon remarks: "We ought not 
 10 he put out of heart by difficulties. 
 They are sent on jiurpose to try the 
 stuff we are made of; and, depend upon 
 11, tiiey do us a workl of good. A world 
 where everything was easy would be a 
 nursery for babies, but not at all a fit 
 place for men." 
 
 Rocks and hills, dangers and difficul- 
 ties, have ever l)een favorable to the 
 production of muscle and mind. Albeit 
 Canada is necessarily yet in the rear in 
 prcjducing the higher type of UKlvidual 
 greatness, she turns out a very handsome 
 su|)ply of serviceable humanity. Our 
 young men possess a jjower of i'dapta- 
 lion that makes them no meai; rivals 
 on ordinary fields of competition ; and 
 we may, without vanity, boast of a soil 
 favorable for jjroducing men. In pass- 
 ing under review trials incident to emi- 
 grant experience, it is not intended lo 
 refer to tiiosc fiery ordeals whicli await- 
 ed the white man when he tested for 
 tlie first time in a new world the rigour 
 of climate, the local diseases of the 
 country, and the enmity and revenge of 
 the red man. Terrible things arc 
 recorded of the suffering and death ex- 
 l)erienced by the ])ilgrim fathers who 
 laid the foundation of civilized existence 
 in ,\nierica. Their fame is safe in the 
 annals of the (lualified historian. 
 
 The humbler task assumed in "Jot- 
 tings from the Hush," is to expatiate on 
 the ordinary trials of ordinary times. 
 In dwelling briefly upon these, it will 
 be attem])ted to draw lessons of in- 
 struction from the various ways in which 
 difficulties have been met by difTerent 
 individuals in fighting the battle of 
 forest life, and remarks offered thereon 
 which may interest and benefit the 
 reader. In a previous number of these 
 "Jottings," the pain of parting from 
 country and kindred was referred to. 
 Perhaps it may not be wide of the 
 mark to denominate the next trial 
 
 DISAPI'OINTMKNT. 
 
 Interested and injudicious parties, in 
 describing (Janatla, have oft-times induc- 
 ed persons to emigrate who were com- 
 fortable at home, and should have 
 stayed there. Very much misery and 
 discontent have been the consequences 
 in suc:h cases, and, in many instances, 
 individuals thus deceived have returned 
 liom whence they came. 
 
 On the other hand, it is scarcely jkjs- 
 sible to convey to the minds of our 
 trans-Atlantic friends correct impres- 
 sions of things as they are. Their im- 
 aginations will diversify and change the 
 picture, so that some degree of disap- 
 l)ointment awaits them on their arrival 
 here, 'i'hen again, the nature of man 
 is such that this feeling can hardly be 
 provided .against, so much are we crea- 
 tures of habit. A man who has been 
 long a i)risoner scarcely values liberty 
 when it comes. Translate an inhabitant 
 of the most inhospitable clime to one 
 of the most favoured, and he will sigh 
 for the land of his birth. Si.iall won- 
 der, then, that time is necessary before 
 anyone can judge justly of this or any 
 other country. 
 
 The circumstances under which the 
 emigrant arrives, have ol'icn much to 
 do in producing despondency. The 
 state of his own health and even that 
 of others, the condition of his purse, 
 or the character of the weather will 
 exert influence over his judgment in ap- 
 l)roving or condemning the country. 
 Take an example : — 
 
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 30. 
 
 RUSTIC JOTIINGS FROM THE HUSH. 
 
 Some years ago a worthy and indus- 
 trious farmer left Scotland, intent on 
 life in Canada. His numerous family 
 possessed every (luality to secure suc- 
 cess. After defraying all the expenses 
 of the voyage a thousand sovereigns 
 remained to the good with which to 
 make a start. Alas ! they landed in 
 Alontreal the iirst year of the cholera, 
 1832, and the scenes witnessed on the 
 wharf as they stc|)i)ed ashore made them 
 shudder. Suffering and death met 
 their gaze at every point. The 
 father pushed on to Bytown ; hut 
 cholera and its fruits met him there 
 also. nis])irited and discouraged, he 
 concluded Canada was not the place 
 for him or his, and hastened back to 
 Montreal. They re-embarked immedi- 
 ately, and returned to their native land. 
 A farm was rented ; but a succ:ession of 
 bad crops exhausted the good man's 
 means, and obliged them to try Canada 
 again. This time the family brought 
 no other capital but the will and ability 
 to labor. Their success has been am- 
 ple, and every member occujjies a com- 
 fortable and respectable position in the 
 community. 
 
 Probably another trial will be the cli- 
 mate Such it must be until experience 
 enal.le.s die new-comer to provide 
 against greater heat in summer, more 
 intense cold in winter, and deeper snow 
 for several months than he has been 
 accustomed to. 'I'he more even nature 
 of the weather in Canada nmst strike 
 old country people favourably. Con- 
 sidering the absurd stories about our 
 climate which are widely circulated at 
 home, we liave a right to expect emi- 
 grants to be agreeably surjjrised witii 
 the reality. In a geography published 
 in llritian, the cold of Canada is rejjre- 
 sentcd as being so hevere that no ])art 
 of the body can be exposed during win- 
 ter without the certainty of being frost- 
 bitten, and the entire person must be 
 enveloped in furs before venluiing out 
 of doors ! 
 
 In the April number of Sjjurgcon's 
 Sjcwni and Tnucc/ for 1870, is an ar- 
 ticle on the distinguished missionary, 
 W'm. Hums. In this article occurs the 
 
 following language ; — " In Canadian 
 wilds it is not unusual for people to get 
 weather-bound ; and if excuses for not 
 keeping a preaching appointment, or 
 for not filling up one's pew, can ever 
 be pleatled conscientiously, it is when 
 the primitive roads, enveloped in snow- 
 drifts, only allow the preacher or hearer 
 to be dragged to chajjcl during a lull 
 in the storm by a ten in of hventy horses 
 at the rate of a mile an hour." 
 
 What will Canadians think of this 
 picture of Canada ex]ierience, drawn 
 in this eidightenetl day in the great city 
 of London, only ten ck'ys distant from 
 the land so misrepresented ? A\'ho 
 among us ever saw such snow-drifts, 
 such a team — unless drawing masts — 
 or .such an accommodating lull ? 
 
 This descriptive piece partakes of 
 the character of one on the I'alls of 
 Niagara,, o be seen in the "English Read- 
 er" once extcnsi\ .ly useil in common 
 schools, wherein it is stated that Indians 
 in their caiioes have been known to de- 
 scend in safety the mighty cataract, and 
 which is as truly true as the legend of 
 the Chaudiere at Ottawa. 
 
 In a Cia/cteer of no mean jireten- 
 sions, it is stated that the great Chau- 
 diere is the mouth of a subterraneous 
 channel whose extent and direction is 
 unknown ; that a cow which had fallen 
 into its boiling waters disajipeared, but 
 came u]) all right at Foxc's Point, ten 
 miles below. It ha])pens I-'oxe's Point 
 is more than twice ten miles down the 
 river ; but a few miles make no differ- 
 ence in a big story. 
 
 Isolation is another trial which ]iress- 
 es sorely on the social instincts of the 
 settler. He enters fully into the feel- 
 ings of Selkirk when he asks : — 
 
 " O solitiido, where are tlic charms 
 Tlial sa^ns have seen in thy f.ice ?" 
 
 Even this trial has its comjiensaling 
 benefits. (lenerally a humani/.ing influ- 
 ence steals over the mind of the dwell- 
 ers in the bush. With ungrudging hos- 
 pitality they make welcome the lone 
 traveller to the cover of their shanty 
 and the frugal fare of their board. 
 Neighliorly interchange f)f good offices 
 in hel])ing and being helped is favorable 
 
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 31- 
 
 to rubbing off the asperities of temper, 
 and in teaching men of different na- 
 tions and (.averse religious and jjolitical 
 creeds to resjiect and esteem each 
 otlier. 
 
 The trial of flies will not be deemed 
 a light aflliction by any son or daughter 
 of Adam who has experienced their 
 power to torment poor humanity. When 
 a cleared country and drained fields 
 are enjoyed, a great diminution of this 
 ])hgue is the result. The old settler 
 has a lively recollection of his suffer- 
 ings in days gone by, when these troub- 
 !ers made sad havoc of his comfort 
 both by day and by night. Mos(jui- 
 toes in legions waved eternal war on 
 his person. Hlackflies, as ple'.itifuland 
 as unrelenting, followed suit, ami sand- 
 flies plied with efjual energy the same 
 vocation, until his face and neck were 
 swollen and lacerated with the jioison- 
 ed bites of these bloodsuckers. 
 
 Another trial claiming notice is 'hat of 
 wild beasts. Bears havecarried off child- 
 ren, indulged in fresh pork, and hugged 
 tlie huntsman to death ; but such occur- 
 rences are rare, and generally Bruin 
 l^refers running to fighting. He i)refers 
 vegetable diet to animal, and loves such 
 dainties as nuts and berries, dreen 
 corn and green oats are especial favor- 
 ites, and the back settler has ofttiiucs 
 had to mourn the destruction of much 
 of hi'^ crops by bands of these maraud- 
 ers. !"!ie racoon, too, is an efficient 
 hand in this kind of work, being at one 
 with the bear in the opinion that green 
 corn is good eatmg. These freebooters 
 occasionally pay dear for their good 
 cheer, and in turn supply the owner (,f 
 the crops with excellent meals from 
 their llesh, while llieir .skins can be sold, 
 or manufictured into sleigh robes. 
 
 In securing such gentry, the dead- 
 fall, the trap and set gun, are comnum 
 means employed. On one occasion the 
 writer had the good luck to kill two 
 bears at one shot with a set gun -the 
 accommodating animals ])ulling the 
 trigger themselves, thus committing 
 suicide, .'\nother n'v'.hod of dealing 
 with these robbers is, erecting stages in 
 the invaded fields and shooting them 
 
 therefrom without the intervention of 
 judge or jury. An old veteran settler, 
 who had fought under Sirjohn Mooreand 
 in nearly every battle of the Peninsular 
 War, tried the stage plan to comjiass 
 the enemny ; but always did so with 
 fixed bayonet, in case, as he observed, 
 of coming to close (juarters. One night 
 as he stood sentry, a formidable fellow 
 in dark dress entered an apjjearance, 
 and began, as usual, to feast on our 
 hero's corn. A well-aimed shot stretch- 
 eil Bruin on the ground ; but to make 
 all sure, the gallant warrior charged and 
 gave the foe the full benefit of his trusty 
 steel. 
 
 Wolves are more dangerous and more 
 destructive customers. Many a flock 
 of sheep has been thinned, and .some- 
 times ill destroyed, by their incursions. 
 Sometimes they will attack a man. An 
 instance within the writer's knowledge 
 occurred several years ago. One cold 
 winter night as the schoolmaster of a 
 back settlement was passing through a 
 strij) of woods between two clearings, a 
 numerous packofti;e;.travenousanimals 
 fell on his track, and set up a most un- 
 earthly howl that well nigh frightened 
 the ])Oor pedagogue out of his wits. 
 He concluded it was all up with him as 
 they came bounding towards him. 
 l-'ortupately he was ycung and nimble, 
 and having no desire to be made a sup- 
 per of by such fellows, he managed to 
 climb a tree just in time to save his 
 skin. His caj) and mittens, in the hur- 
 ry, were left behind, these the disap- 
 ])ointed scamps tore to shreds, and 
 evinced their rage by gnawing the bark 
 of the tree and scratching the snow at 
 a fui ious rate. I'he unfortunate school ■ 
 master was serenaded fi)r some two 
 hours by the most unmusical sounds 
 that ever saluted human ears. Each 
 hour seemed a day, and, as he shivered 
 aloft, he began to ihink seriou:.Iy of the 
 likelihood of freezing to death or fall- 
 ing down to be eaten up after all. 
 However, longer days were in store for 
 hini. The pack left for other game, 
 anil he escaped, and he yet lives a use- 
 ful member of society. More than 
 thirty winters have ])assed over the 
 
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 RUSTIC JOITINGS FROM THE BUSH. 
 
 head of our friend since he was "treed" 
 by wolves, and his liairs are whitening 
 by the frost of aj;e ; but he retains a 
 vivid remembrance of the event, and 
 gratefully acknowledges the good hand 
 of the Almighty in sparing his life. 
 
 Oti'.cr animals are troublesome and 
 thievish, particularly in invading the 
 hen-roost. The porcupine and skunk 
 are occasionally unpleasant neighbours, 
 — the former for lodging its ([uills in 
 your dog's body, and the latter by the 
 horrid stench by which you recognize 
 its ])resence. Both these, however, act 
 on the jirinciple of letting alone if left 
 alone ; but Master Fox, whose morality 
 is much more lax, is a thief of the first 
 water. Many times does he disgust 
 the good wife by large drafts on her 
 poultry yard, thereby (iisap])ointing her 
 of an intended roas, or choice fowls for 
 market. 
 
 Hard work is legitimately one of the 
 trials of the emigrant. Every man who 
 enters upon a hi'sh-covercd lot, and 
 wishes to succeed, must lay his account 
 with continuous hard labour for many 
 years. Cutting down big trees taxes the 
 muscle, and yet, when the art of using 
 the axe is acquired, it is not an unplea- 
 sant kind of heavy work. There is 
 l)leasure as well as danger in levelling 
 the primeval forest, as one after another 
 of the sturdy giants tumble to the 
 ground. A few days only are retjuired 
 to chop an acre. A few acres each 
 year in time prestMits an am])le farm. 
 After chopping, logging and burning 
 follow, which are more laburious and 
 less jileasant employment. 
 
 Still the land is covered with stumjis, 
 and the bush-farmer must harrow, 
 plough, reaj) and mow among these as 
 best he ma) for some years. This is a 
 trying ojieration to man and beast, and 
 calls into exercise a quality that distin- 
 guished a noted farmer of old ; but pa- 
 tience and application will surmount 
 all ditificuities, and the day will come 
 when the wilderness shall become fruit- 
 ful fields, and when the mower and 
 reaper shall i)erform their labor-saving 
 work with ease and profit where stumps 
 erst-while covered the ground. 
 
 Another of the trials of early settl'-- 
 ment is the absence of roads. The 
 townships as surveyed in Canada West 
 had road allowances ])rovided for, so 
 that every lot should join a road. 
 'I'hese allowances oft-times remain, after 
 settlement has begun, for many years 
 uncut, and the settler has to travel to 
 and from his farm as best he can, fre- 
 quently backing his grist to mill or car- 
 rying other supjilies for many weary 
 miles. The legal enactments anent 
 road-making provide that each settler in 
 ])roportion to the value of his jjroperty 
 should jjerform so many days' work 
 yearly on the public roads. AH males 
 of age, not on the assessment roll, 
 were formerly recjuired to work three 
 days on the road each year, but this is 
 now reduced to two days. Each day 
 of statute labor, as it is called, consists 
 of eight hours actual work, directed by 
 a ])athmaster or overseer of highways. 
 
 This labor could be commutted form- 
 erly at 2s. 6d. i)er day ; now the figure 
 is 5s. per day. Nonresident land- 
 owners pay their road-work in money. 
 This money formerly was exi)ended 
 under the direction of the magistrates, 
 in (juarter sessions assembled, in the 
 different townships wheie it was levied, 
 but when municipal institutions were 
 establishe ' then worships were reliev- 
 ed of this duty. Another source of 
 income for road-making was this. The 
 House of Assembly would include in 
 the estimates a grant to the whole I'ro- 
 vince for road-making, ajiportion the 
 same on some princi|)le of sujijiosed 
 wants or claims, and ajjpoint commis- 
 sioners in each townshi]) or count;- for 
 exjiending it. Another source was the 
 special grants made by i'arliament to 
 l)articular localities. At ])resent, in ad- 
 dition to the statute labor and the 
 money from non-resident assessment, 
 there is a certain jiortion from crown 
 land sales ])aid yearly to each munici- 
 |)ality where such lands are situated. 
 Another source of income, applied tf) 
 road imi)rovement as well as other pur- 
 poses, is from the clergy reserve fund, 
 paid annually to each munici])ality in 
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 assessnient rolls. Some good people, 
 rc'ganiin;^ with horror the application of 
 this money to road-making, sjjcak of it 
 as spoilation, and treading in the mud 
 revenue sacred to religious pur[)oses. 
 Others think making good roads to go 
 to cliurch a very i)roper use to make of 
 this money, and tliat tlic true apostolic 
 clergy fund is the free-will offering of the 
 jjcople. 
 
 Another privation incident to early 
 bush life, and whicli was long felt in 
 Canada, was the lack of schools. As 
 settlements advanced, however, school- 
 houses arose, at first very unpretending 
 in ap])earancc and by no means com- 
 fortable in tlieir ajipointments. Other 
 tilings were in keeping. Books of every 
 variety were used, and one book would 
 often serve several scholars. 
 
 The teacJiers as a class were not over- 
 stocked with learning ; their jiay was 
 small and they boarded from house to 
 house. No general system prevailed, 
 and the wliole machinery of education 
 was widely different from what exists 
 at present. These rustic school-houses, 
 rough though they were, served many 
 pur|)osos in new settlements, and prov- 
 ed useful buildings to tlie whole neigh- 
 borhood. Here townshij) meetings 
 were held, here elections were made, 
 here the Bible agent presented tiie 
 claims of the ins))ired volume, iierethe 
 tempeiaiice lecturer [tressed the benefits 
 of total abstinence, and iiere the heralds 
 of Zion told to listening crowds the 
 story of the Cross. The writer can call 
 to mind many scenes of school-house 
 preaching in the earlier days of Cana- 
 dian history, some deeiily solemn, some 
 noisy, and otliers wliich stirred liis 
 youthful mirth not a little. Of the 
 latter kind, an example will illustrate 
 the contrast between things past and 
 present. A bark-covered building serv- 
 ed a large settlement for sciiool and 
 meeting house. When used for tlie 
 latter, its dimensions were out of projior- 
 tion to the demand on its space. On 
 a cold evening in mid-winter, the settle- j 
 ment mustered strong at the school 
 house to hear preaching. The wor 
 shippers crowded in, and soon formed 
 
 a solid mass. The luckless natives 
 near the stove were nearly roasted, as 
 the sweat flowed freely down their faces, 
 while the outsiders near the door, were 
 only comfortable with their great coats 
 on. In order to consult their Bibles 
 and join in the song of ])raise, the con- 
 siderate jjcople brought with them 
 candles, which they held in their hands. 
 Two were placed on the desk for the 
 use of the preacher, with the means of 
 lighting them. As the good man could 
 not conveniently make candlesticks of 
 his hands, while he jtreached and turn- 
 ed leaves, he deliberately drojtped 
 grease from the burning candles on the 
 edge of the desk and then dabbed 
 them against the cooling tallow for sup- 
 port. Bravely freed from candle hold- 
 ing, he jiroceeded with the .service, and 
 said mud) that instructed and (piicken- 
 ed his hearers. Unfortunately, many 
 times the candles needed snuffing, and 
 the preacher's fingers were tlie only 
 means at hand to do the work. 'I'he 
 feat was somewhat perilous from the 
 danger of displacing the candles, and 
 sending them over among the jieople, 
 or that of burning his reverence's 
 fingers. This latter he did several times 
 and thrust them into his mouth for 
 relief 'I'ime was also lost on each oc- 
 casion when snuffing was recpiired, as 
 two or three attacks and retreats follow- 
 ed each attemjit, very amusing to be- 
 hold. Near the spot where the bark- 
 covered school-house stood, on a rising 
 ground beatitiful for situation, is now 
 seen a handsome stone chajiel which 
 would be a credit to any settlement. 
 Within are conveniences for jniblic 
 service, and among these a chandelier 
 affording amjile illumination, recpiiring 
 no candles and no snuffing. l?ut the 
 |)ionecr settlers of the times just de- 
 scribed, where are they ? 
 
 " Eacli in his narrow cell for ever inid 
 The rude forefathers of the hnmlct sleep." 
 
 It is a day to be remembered when a 
 house for worship rears its head for the 
 first time in a new settlement. Much 
 discussion and jarring oinnions prevail 
 usually ere this consummation is realiz- 
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 important items to settle, and the 
 diversity of views — the fitful zeal of 
 many and the selfishness of human 
 nature interpose obstacles to united 
 action. In one neighborhood in Can- 
 ada which might be named, many years 
 elajjsed after tlie first stejjs were taken 
 before the meeting-house was a reality. 
 During these years three difierent locali- 
 ties were ciioscn ; on two of them the 
 timber rotted after being framed and 
 partly put up. 
 
 To many in the backwoods the 
 absence of religious privileges is a sore 
 trial. Such enter into tb- feelings of 
 David when he exclaim^ ' For a day 
 in thy courts is better than a thousand ; 
 I had rather he a doorkeeper in the 
 house of my (lod than to dwell in the 
 tents of wickedness." No house of 
 l)iayer invites willing worsiiip])ers to 
 unite in ])raising (^od. Hence the in- 
 vitation that rejcjiced the heart of Israel's 
 King and drew from him the response, 
 " I was glad when they said unto me, 
 Let us go unto the house of the J.ord," 
 cannot be given. Not only is the 
 material sanctuary wanting, but no man 
 of Cod statedly breaks for them the 
 Bread of Life, and they i)erceive more 
 than ever the force and grace of the 
 prophet's exclamation, " How beautiful 
 upon the mountains arc the feet of him 
 tiiat bringeth good tidings of good ; that 
 ])ul)lisheth salvation, that saith unto 
 Zion, thy Cod rcigncth." The visits of 
 the pioneer preacher, although few and 
 far apart, are sunny seasons to the pious 
 backwoodsman. Weather penr.ilting, 
 service in a barn or grove will be at- 
 tended by the settlers for many miles 
 rountl, and the word spoken oft-times 
 has proved bread cast u])on the waters 
 that ai)])eareth in after days. To per- 
 sons so situated it is consoling to know 
 that " Cod who made the world and all 
 things therein, ilwelleth not in tcm])les 
 made with hands," iiut wherever two 
 or three are gathered together in His 
 name there will He be in tiie midst 
 of tliem. Spiritual worslii]) alone im- 
 l)arts consecrating virtue to any place, 
 and when thus cm|)loyed a barn in the 
 bush is as holy as the most magnificent 
 
 cathedral on earth. 
 
 Social trials are to be met with here ; 
 let us notice some in relation to child- 
 ren. Family government involves du- 
 ties and resjionsibilities of the gravest 
 kind. Tills remark holds good the 
 world over, irrespective of latitude or 
 longitude. The phase of the subject 
 particularly trying to the emigrant par- 
 ent is the reiniblican tendencies of 
 youth, so different from what obtained 
 when he was a child and at home. 
 Probably even there things are much 
 changed from what they used to l)e. 
 Change is the order of the age ; yet 
 doubtless our ])roximity to the great 
 Republic has its intluence in forming 
 the notions of liberty and rights some- 
 what prematurely cleveloped in our 
 children. Wisdom is jirofitable to di- 
 rect ; we must accejit the situation, and 
 adopt an administration to meet the 
 case. It cannot be denied the tendency 
 with us is laxity in authority ; on the 
 other hand, the old regime cannot be 
 defended. Like the criminal code in 
 the punishment of men, the administra- 
 tion of justice to children recpiired 
 amendment. Parental authority sliould 
 be nicely adjusted to the individual 
 cases of the family. One rule for all, 
 and that a stringent one, was too much 
 the custom in days gone by. Our 
 fathers believed strongly in the virtue 
 of the rod, and whip])ing was a religious 
 duty, fretiuently preceded by reading a 
 I)ortion of Scrijiture. The frecjuency 
 and severity of these whippings oft- 
 times had a bad rather than a good 
 effect. No less severe was the discijiline 
 of the school, and here the hardening 
 process went on. How irrational to 
 beat a child for a slip of memory. 
 Think of a teacher about to hear a class 
 spell, taking a heavy ruler or thick slraj) 
 of leather, and for every word mis-s]'.elt 
 striking with all his force the tender 
 hand of a child. While the tendency 
 of the age may be to err the other way, 
 we must meet this otherwise than by 
 reviving the practice of the past, which 
 would be as sensible as re-enacting the 
 law that formerly hung a man for steal- 
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 in parents, was in the matter jf choos- 
 ing professions for their cliiidren ; this 
 was too often done to please the parent 
 ratlier than the child, and how many 
 children have learned trades for which 
 they felt no inclination, and as soon as 
 they could, ceased to follow ? How 
 reasonable that the taste and capacity 
 of children should be consulted first ! 
 It is much better to excel as a mechanic 
 or farmer than to take a low position in 
 a profession. It would have been a 
 great loss to the world if Scott, the 
 commentator, had continued farming ; 
 Cook, the discoverer, to serve behind 
 the counter, or Carey, the translator, to 
 mend shoes. It may be taken as a safe 
 maxim that proficiency in any calling 
 depends very much on the love which 
 one has for it, and therefore it is wrong to 
 force a child to follow an uncongenial 
 occujjation, when this can be avoided. 
 Another matter in which parental au- 
 thority is too often misai)plied, is in the 
 marriage of their children. Wed our 
 children will, and wed they should ; 
 and the important consideration comes 
 up, what jiart has the parent the right 
 to take in this momentuous business ? 
 In a general way, very little, and the 
 less the better. Next to the rights of 
 conscience, the rights of marriage are 
 sacred, and only in extreme cases should 
 parental authority interfere with the 
 choice of their offspring. In spite of 
 tlie sovereign claims of jiatriarchal jur- 
 isdiction we learn a valuable lesson in 
 the pleasing story of the nuptials of 
 Rebecca. Abraham's servant pressed 
 her parents to send him away s])eedily 
 with their daughter that she might be- 
 come the wife of Isaac. " And they 
 said we will call the damsel and eiKiuire 
 at her mouth. And they calletl Re- 
 becca and said unto her : Wilt thou go 
 with this man? and she said I will go." 
 The legitimate |)o\ver of parents in re- 
 lation to suitable matches lies in edu- 
 cating their children's tastes and prin- 
 ci])les, and in aiming to qualify them 
 for the duties and responsibilities of 
 the connubial state. 
 
 But enough of the dark side of the 
 picture ; there arc silver linings to the 
 
 cloud, and we turn from the trials to 
 the triumphs of forest life, in which we 
 sh.iU delight to expatiate in the next 
 number of Jotiings from the Bush. 
 
 No. V. 
 
 TRIUMPHS OF SETTLERS. 
 
 These are neither few nor small. 
 Set forth in a manner commensurate 
 with their character and number, ])on- 
 derous volumes might be profitably 
 filled. The present effort is confined 
 to a few glances at individual success, 
 compressed within the limits of a single 
 chapter. 
 
 As the Scotch proverb has it, "A 
 rolling stone gathers no moss ;" but the 
 Yankee saying is equally true, "A change 
 of pasture makes fat calves." While 
 the Scotch maxim is correct in fact, the 
 lesson intended is not invariably sound 
 in theory. The moss on the stone may 
 be compared to rust on iron ; and, like 
 the latter, the stone be the better of its 
 being rubbed off. As iron sharpeneth 
 iron, so does the countenance of a man 
 his friend. The friction of intercourse 
 improves the faculties, and education 
 is incomplete without travel. 
 
 The dormant mass of humanity 
 crowded together in fatherland has not 
 room for improvement ; but when in- 
 duced like one of old, to migrate, like 
 him they take an important step to- 
 wards advancement. 'l"he mandate of 
 the Almighty to Abraham was imi)era- 
 tive: "(iet thee out of thy country, and 
 from thy kindred, and from thy father's 
 hou.se, unto a land that I will show 
 thee, and I will make of thee a great 
 nation, and I will bless thee and make 
 thy name greai, and thou shall be a 
 blessing." Thus the Patriarch became 
 an emigrant, and while the promises to 
 him were larjjely spiritual, they were 
 not exclusivel) such. Material wealth 
 was added tin reto, and Abraham be- 
 came very rich in cattle, in silver, and 
 in gold. His nephew also, Lot, who 
 emigrated with him, became possessed 
 of flock, and herds, and tent.s. 
 
 We have also in the history of Jacob 
 an evidence of the benefits of travel- 
 
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 ling off and seeking indci)endcnce be- 
 yond tlic family circle. He went forth 
 with hi.s staff but returned possessing 
 great abundance. A king, gifted as a 
 linguist, was wont to say each language 
 a man acquired gave him a new sou'.. 
 If visiting new countries docs not mul- 
 tijily souls in a man, it multiplies his 
 ideas and improves very much the soul 
 he i)ossesses. To Abraham and his 
 seed were also promised the gift of land. 
 In becoming land owners the thousands 
 in Canada who hold in fee simple the 
 farms they cultivate have achieved a 
 great triumph. The majority of these 
 did not and could not jjossess one acre 
 in fatherland. Here the acres owned 
 by the yeomanry are counted by hund- 
 reds, in come cases by thousan Is. 
 
 Another great triumph is in having 
 redeemed these acres from tue do- 
 minion of the forest, and turned a 
 wilderness into fruitful fiekls. The 
 labour of doing so was arduous, recjuir- 
 ing i)atient, unflagging toil ; but the 1 
 reward was sure and ample. The 
 settled portions of Canada jjresent 
 countless farms, well-cultivated and 
 l)leasing to the eye ; the character of the 
 Imildings and the general surroundings 
 of each place speaking the industry, in- 
 telligence and taste of their owners. 
 Nor are the benefits of such improve- 
 ments confined to the men who make 
 them. The country at large is benefit- 
 ed in the augmentation of its wealth and 
 increase of jirosjjcrity among itsjjeople. 
 I'ood and <'lothing are cheapened and 
 rendered abundant — the rigor of the 
 climate is relaxed and the sanitary influ- 
 ence from draining and clearing made 
 evident in the circulation of pure air 
 and the banishment of malaria. Add 
 to these results the beautifying of the 
 landscape — the advancement of intelli- 
 gence — morality and religion among the 
 people ; and who will deny the dignity 
 of such labor, or hesitate to admit and 
 admire the triumphs of Canadian 
 settlers. In the prophetic language of 
 scripture, they realize ])ractically the 
 figurative sentiments of its |)rophets ; 
 "The wilderness and the solitary i)lace 
 shall be glad for them and the desert 
 
 shall rejoice and blossom as the rose." 
 '"Instead of tiie thorn shall come up the 
 fir tree and instead of the brier shall 
 come up the myrtle tree. Then shall 
 the earth yield her increase and God, 
 even our own God, shall bless us." 
 
 Contrast the achievements of the men 
 who have fought the battle of the wild- 
 erness, driven back the dense forests, 
 and instead have covered the earth with 
 corn and cattle, and all the necessaries 
 and comforts of life — contrast these 
 conquests of peace with the victories of 
 war, and who has the greater honor, the 
 industrial heroes, or the heroes of 
 blood ? The greater conquest of Can- 
 ada was not that signalized on Abra- 
 ham's Plains, memor.ible by the death 
 of fhe heroic leaders, Wolfe and 
 Montcalm, with multitudes of their 
 brave followers, and the triumph 
 of British arms. It was rather tiie 
 conquest of the country from being a 
 wilderness, and making it a fit abode 
 for millions of the human race. War 
 is a gigantic folly — fearful in its cost, 
 but more fearful in its effects. To de- 
 solate and destroy, not only 'properly of 
 every kind, but men made in the image 
 of (Jod is its legitimate work. May 
 our Canada be spared in future this 
 direful scourge, and may the mind and 
 muscle of its young men rind more ra- 
 tional employ in the pursuits of jieace. 
 The signs of the times are favorable in 
 this direction, when the more Christian 
 course of arbitration is being taken by 
 Britain and the United States for the 
 settlement of long-standing and difficult 
 questions of State. If success in de- 
 stroying life entitles 'he destroyers to 
 triumphs, what greater triumphs belong 
 to those who preserve life, ami make 
 living ])rofitablc and ])leasant ? No 
 country on earth has a gicater stake 
 than the Dominion of (!anada in the 
 issues of war, or is more deeply inter- 
 ested in the continuance of peace. 
 Every good citizen must devoutly ]iray 
 that |)eace may be within hor wails, and 
 posterity within her palaces, and long 
 for the promi':^(i period when " He 
 maketh war t .) cease unto the end of 
 the earth — he I)reaketh the bow and 
 
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 cutteth the spear asunder — he burneth 
 the chariot in the fire, and he shall 
 judge among the nations, and shall re- 
 buke many peoijle, and they shall heat 
 their swords into ploughshares and their 
 spears into i)runing-hooks. Nation | 
 shall not lift uj) sword against nation, i 
 neither shall they learn war any more." ! 
 The diligent settler presents a picture I 
 l)leasant to behold, as you find him j 
 after years of toil reaping the reward of i 
 his industry. His position was per-i 
 (liance in fatherland that of a humble 
 laborer, whose limited income made it i 
 difficult to make both ends meet — a I 
 representative of the class so beautifully \ 
 described by the poet : — i 
 
 " Oft did the harvest to tlicir sickle yield, 
 
 Their furrow olt the stiihhorn gleho has broke ; 
 Mow jocund did they drive their learn alield, 
 How bow'd tho woods beneath their sturdy 
 stroke. 
 Let not ambition mock their useful toil, 
 
 Their homely joys and destiny obscure. 
 Nor grandeur hoar with a disdainful smile 
 The short and simple annals ot the poor," 
 
 Not even in vision did he dream of 
 sufficiency, abundance, affluence and 
 honors. The chance of bettering in 
 .some degree his circumstances occujjies 
 his thoughts — the decision is made — 
 the Atlantic crossed, and I.c llnds him- 
 self in Canada with scarcely means 
 sufficient to reach his intended locality. 
 For a time he works for others better 
 off than himself, and learns the ways 
 and work of the country. At length, 
 having saved sufficient means to make 
 a payment on land, he commences for 
 himself and plods onward and ujnvard, 
 and ere long a change in his condition 
 is reached beyond anything he had 
 dared to hope for. Under a good and 
 clear title he owns the ample acres 
 around. Well-filled barns bespeak a 
 fruitful soil and diligence in its cultiva- 
 tion. The once solitary cow has many 
 companions, and the first two sheep 
 have become a fiock. The patient ox, 
 servant of all work, even to go to mill 
 and meeting, may be wanting, but his 
 jilace is occupied by the well-condition- 
 ed span of horses ready to be yoked to 
 the i)Iough, or to dash along the road, 
 obedient to their master's will. 
 
 Beneath surrounding sheds may be 
 seen the double sleigh and cutter for 
 
 winter, and the buggy and waggon for 
 summer. Within hail we behold the 
 dwelling of stone, brick, or wood, a 
 mansion pleasing to the eye, standing 
 out the successor of the rough bark- 
 covered shanty, t)nce the abode of this 
 well-to-do farmer. In his social condi- 
 tion he has kept jjace with his material 
 progress, and we find him a Reeve, a 
 Magistrate, and perhajis a Member of 
 Parliament. At least he is a man who 
 takes an interest in the moral, educa- 
 tional, municii)al, political, and defen- 
 sive interests of the country. 
 
 Viewing this picture, the counterpart 
 of thousands in C'anada, and no fancy 
 sketch, who will deny to bush-life 
 triumphs worthy of record ? Still the 
 picture is but half drawn. Enter the 
 mansion and we find an inner kingdom 
 yet unexplored — a co-worker entitled 
 to share the honors of these triumphs 
 — a heli)-meet in i)rocuring them. A 
 farmer, lacking a farmeress, is of all 
 bachelors most miserable and most in- 
 excusable. The surroundings within 
 speak of comfort, even refinement, and 
 how comes to j)ass all that constitutes 
 "sweet home ?" — magic has no part or 
 parcel in the creation. Cea.seless, per- 
 sistent, uniiutic^'d.and too often unprais- 
 ed, toil of woman is the source. How 
 much is man indebted to her for his 
 happiness and honor in life ? No small 
 gift was she, but one worthy of the 
 giver ; and no unmeaning language is 
 the declaration: "Whoso findeth a wife 
 findeth a good thing and obtaineth 
 favor of the Lord ;" or as pictured in 
 the words of the wi.se man : "Who can 
 find a virtuous woman, for her i)rice is 
 above rubies. The heart of her hus- 
 band doth safely trust in her. She will 
 do him good all the days of her lite. 
 She risetb while it Is yet night, and giv- 
 eth meat to her household. She layeth 
 her hands to the s])indle and her hands 
 hold the distaff She stretcheth them 
 out also to the poor, yea to the needy 
 also. She is not afraid of snow, for 
 iier household are clothed with scarlet. 
 Her husband is known in the gates and 
 among the elders of the land. Strength 
 and honor are her clothing. She open- 
 
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 ctli her mouth with wisdom, anil in her 
 tongue is the law of kindness. Her 
 children shall call her blessed, and her 
 husband also, and he i)raiseth her." 
 
 While within the precincts of this do- 
 mestic abode, let us mark more min- 
 utely the life routine of her who pre- 
 sides therein. Note the two-fold duties 
 performed, as with one arm she carries 
 her babe, while with the other sin; at- 
 tends to some household duty ; or the 
 three-fold employment, as she rocks the 
 cradle with her foot, darns or sews with 
 her hands, while she sings with her 
 voice a lullaby to soothe the restless 
 object of her care. A scene this on 
 which ai angel might gaze with envy 
 and delight. Then as these trouble- 
 some comforts multiply, there is no end 
 to demands on the jiatience, contrivance 
 and work of the mother. But she is a wife 
 as well, and her lord e.xjjccts that his 
 hou.sc shall be in order, notwithstand- 
 ing the tossings uj) and down of the 
 juveniles within. He expects a smiling 
 
 welcome as he enters the threshold, 
 and that his dinner will be ready to the 
 hour. She too must have a care of 
 herself, and appear in dress and person 
 comely and neat. Then there are the 
 general cares of the house to suijoriii 
 tend, in the kitchen, the dairy, and pi r- 
 chance the garden, visits of friendshii), 
 to make and receive, and missions of 
 charity and benevolence to jierform. 
 In a word her labours are cndle.ss, un- 
 seen, but invaluable, sustained beyond 
 cavil the dignity of labor and the rights 
 of a wife to share with her husband the 
 honors and triumphs of successful bush 
 life. All honor to such wives and such 
 mothers. Their husbands cannot suf- 
 ficiently speak forth their praise. The 
 woman who bravely and worthily fights 
 the battle of life in the woods, and rears 
 a family to honor and usefulness, de- 
 serves well of her country, and merits 
 renown as much as the hero who gains 
 a battle, or the explorer who enlarges 
 the map of the world. 
 
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 TO THE 
 
 PETERBOROUGH EXAMINER, 
 
 From Our Ottawa Correspondent. 
 
 OiTAWA River, July 9th, 1862. 
 
 IIear Examiner, — The Book tells 
 us that " as cold water to a thirsty 
 soul, so is good news from a far coun- 
 try" — but bad news is as much in de- 
 mand as good news — how is this to be 
 explained ? 
 
 Alas ! for the news coming daily from 
 our kinsfolk over the line. The chas- 
 tening rod of the Most High is iieavy 
 upon that people. Long have they 
 been 0])])rcssors of a race, for the hav- 
 ing "skins not colored like their own" ; 
 and, while other nations were letting 
 the captive go free, they were riveting 
 the chains of Slavery. But God has 
 taken the matter in hand, and will make 
 sliort work of fulfilling his promise in 
 breaking the jjowcr of the oppressor. 
 
 The news, however, here intended, is 
 not from a foreign country, nor a far 
 country ; and is not exclusively good, 
 nor entirely bad. Emanating from a 
 spot on the Ottawa some thirty miles 
 below the city bearing tiiat euphonious 
 name, perchance your readers will rel- 
 ish to hear a little about things general 
 and jiarticular hereabouts, especially as 
 this region is contagious to the capital 
 elect of our great country. 
 
 That city is at present very quiet, a 
 circumstance your readers may infer 
 from the knowledge of the fact that not 
 a hammer is raised on the Government 
 
 buildings. Silence there reigns supreme. 
 This is felt severely by many hundreds of 
 workmen, who hitherto have had profit- 
 able employment rearing these Legisla- 
 tive piles. 'I'he ap])ointod commission 
 is busy, and it is to be hoped their en- 
 quiry will be thorough, and the result 
 such as the people have a right to ex- 
 pect — ^corruption exiiosed — evil-doers 
 punished, and economy enforced. No 
 time in the history of Canada was it 
 more necessary to turn over a new leaf 
 Far better for the days of the Family 
 Comi)act to return than for the country 
 to be ruled by a Ministry so reckless 
 and so unscrupulous as that which has 
 just passed away. 
 
 Another source of dulness in Ottawa 
 C!ity arises from the fact that the lum- 
 ber trade is rather inactive. Some i)ar- 
 ties in this trade have, however, done 
 very well this season, while many others 
 complain. A very large quantity of 
 timber has stuck, and will not reach 
 market this season. Not only is this 
 the case on the streams of the Upper 
 Ottawa, but also downwards, below the 
 city. On the South Nation several 
 thousand cribs are ho]ielessly detained, 
 thus depriving the owners of the neces- 
 sary means of paying their men and 
 furnishers, and having a surplus to re- 
 ward their own toil and risk in the ven- 
 ture of getting out a raft. 
 
 What portion of Canada cannot sym- 
 pathize in another sorrow, of which we 
 complain ? If every blade of grass and 
 
 
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 40. 
 
 CORRliSl'ONDKNCIJ TO PETERBOROUUII EXAMINER. 
 
 grain liad a loiigiic, tlie vocal voluiuo 
 arising would lift tiie very hoavons in 
 expiring entreaty for rain —rain or death. 
 Providence in the exercise of its inscrut 
 able and wise jtrocednre, has, during 
 the present season, witlilield both the 
 early and the latter rain, '{"his api)lies 
 to, perhaps, the most valuable crop that 
 grows, — hay. The time to cut h-y ar- 
 rived, but in most fields of these parts 
 there is jjositively notiiing to cut — the 
 like was not seen iieforo by the earliest 
 settlers. In the whole month of May 
 it only rained twice -on tlie 21st, free- 
 ly; on tile 27tii, only showers. In tlie 
 nKjntii of June it only rained three 
 times— ^twice, mere sliowers, on the iSth 
 and 24th ; on the 30th there was a good 
 rain, but it did not wet to any dejith ; 
 tills is the last rain we iiave had, and the 
 weather continues iiot. In some cases, 
 late sowed troi)s are n<Jt u\). Potatoes, 
 generally, look well, and early-sowed 
 grain cro]is appear wonderfully well on 
 many farms, considering we have had 
 so much heat and so little moisture. 
 May tiie Giver of every good antl per- 
 fect gift open the windows of Heaven 
 and pour down upon the thirsty earth 
 drops of fatness, that man and beast 
 may live and not die. 
 
 Y(U another visitation has been sore- 
 ly felt in large portions of the Ottawa 
 country, fulfilling the adage: "Troubles 
 never come single." I'"ire has proved a 
 troublesome agent, and, to many, an 
 ex|)ensive one. The assistance of fire 
 at the Spring season is patent to every 
 settler who has to redeem the earth 
 from the dominion of the forest. The 
 long continued drought of the present 
 season made everytliing so dry tiiat fires 
 spread from the fields which were being 
 cleared to those already under cultiva- 
 tion, so that hay and grain crops were 
 burned, liouses, barns, fences, and even 
 live stock destroyed. One young set- 
 tler in the townshij) of Ikickingliam, 
 named Cluy Larweli, fought the enemy 
 vigorously to stop its ])rogrcss towards 
 his out-buildings, but was worsted in the 
 attempt ; his stable, harness, sleighs, 
 and other i)roperty to the value of $400, 
 were speedily consumefl. Still worse 
 
 fared his adjoining neighbor, who, with 
 his family, was driven out of his house, 
 which, with its contents, was soon in 
 ashes. The llames spreading through 
 ! and around his fields, I)urned a 
 1 flock of sheep, some ])igs, and a colt, 
 { leaving the jjoor man not only house- 
 less, but stri])pe(l or nearly all he own- 
 ed. The day of this calamity was the 
 r7th of June, when a high wind lent 
 'power to the llames, and fighting fire 
 j was the emjiloyment of every one — 
 very many being great losers. 'i'he 
 I Sheriff of this County, Mr. Treadwell, 
 had several valuable buildings burned, 
 and also many hundred cords of fire- 
 wood. ']"he evil was great and wide 
 spread. 
 
 And now, dear Exatniner, adieu. 
 
 ! Should you hereafter desire to liear fur- 
 
 ' ther from the Banks of the Ottawa, the 
 
 agreeable task of gratifying your desire 
 
 may be attempted by 
 
 Yours truly. 
 
 Clarence. 
 
 Hanks ok the Ottawa River, | • 
 July i6th, 1862. I 
 
 It is a pleasing feature in the char- 
 acter of the Kxantiner that tiie Sons of 
 Temperance have their column, where- 
 in something weekly ai)])ears, calculated 
 to stir uj) the public mind by way of 
 remembrance, anent the great and good 
 cause of temjierance. May the "Sons" 
 of PeterI)orougii become fathers in the 
 work, and beget a numerous offspring, 
 whose example and precept siiall tell 
 powerfully in renovating the bebased 
 and being debased, multitudes that 
 throng the land. Would that your ex- 
 cellent paper, in opening its columns to 
 j the Sons, felt constrained to close them 
 ! to the makers and vendors of the ar- 
 j ticle, the use of which so desolates and 
 I destroys the human race. (Jan the 
 coniluctors of the press consistently ap- 
 prove of the temperance cause and yet 
 insert, in emblazoned characters, ad- 
 vertisements for the sellers of whiskey 
 I and rum ? It is only a matter of time 
 ; when such advertisements will be un- 
 I suitable for moral and respectable 
 i pai)ers. 
 
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 COkKEsrONDENCK TO I'ETEKItOROUGII EXAMINER. 
 
 41. 
 
 In a recent issue of the Examiner, an 
 
 editorial a])iK'ared under the cai)tion, 
 " Behind tiie ago'' ; if not an offensive 
 intrusion within the sanctum of the oc- 
 cupier of tlie editorial chair, a word of 
 remonstrance against some of the views 
 therein expressed may he kintlly taken, 
 if not acquiesced in. 'I'he Diocesan 
 Synod of Toronto, in passing a resolu- 
 tion to memorialize the Legislature to 
 establish an asylum f(jr drunkards, and 
 to a|)point a commission to encjuire 
 into the " mosit effectual mode of 
 discouraging the habitual and inor- 
 dinate consumption i)f alcoholicdrinks," 
 a))pcars, Mr. iMJitor, not to meet your 
 ajjprovai, and you denominate |)assing 
 such a resolution as being "behind the 
 age." You speak of an asylum for 
 drunkards as benevolent, but uto|)ian ; 
 and legal interference is ncil the way to 
 effect the desired reform. 'I'he fair in- 
 ference from the foregoing, is that you 
 are opposed altogether to having the 
 legislature advance the teniiicrance re- 
 form, and that yoi? apjjrove only of 
 moral efforts in tiic work. Conceiving 
 this view to 1 e gravely at fault and re- 
 gretting it t!;e more as emanating from 
 one ajiparently so sound in the doctrine 
 of abstinence as the cure for excess, the 
 remarks following will refer chiefly to 
 legislative means as indispensable to 
 success in the temperance movement. 
 So far as the above Synod is concern- 
 ed, it is true, its action has been tardy 
 in the groat R' form ; hut, "better late 
 than never," and it may be h.oped that 
 the movement thus made is the first 
 fruit of a more abundant harvest — an 
 instalment of the effort to be made to 
 |iut down the great enemy. (!od grant 
 that tile memorial to the Legislature 
 may be successful — that the asyluin 
 may be establislied. and the commission 
 of entjuiry appointed. What a glori- 
 ous opportunity for the friends of tem- 
 jierance to appear before such a com- 
 mission, and demonstrate the "most 
 effectual mode of discouraging the hab- 
 itual and inordinate consumption of 
 alcoholic drinks." With regard to any 
 asylum for inebriates, by referring to the 
 RejMirt of t!ie Committee of the 
 
 (irand Division of the Sons of Tem- 
 perence on this subject, ])ublished in 
 the Temperance Aiivoaite of i st I'ebru- 
 ary last, it will be seen that exi)erience 
 has shown that so far from such asy- 
 lums being Utopian, exi)ensive, and of 
 (luestionable utility, the very reverse 
 is the case. 'I'hey have been tried over 
 the line with great success, are managed 
 in such a way as 10 be in a great meas- 
 ure selt-sui)i)orting, and the projwrtion 
 of patients who liave been cured and 
 restored to their families and friends is 
 very large. 
 
 Your remarks, Mr. Editor, are very 
 true; "To jjrevent men becoming in- 
 .sane is more hopeful, and much easier 
 of accomplishment than to "ure them 
 when they become so ;" but what, I ask, 
 will you do with those whoare already in- 
 sane ? Your remark ap|)lies ecpially to 
 every spei ies of default, |)hysical or 
 moral, and would slay the heaven ap- 
 jiroved schemes for restoring the pro- 
 digal, or reclaiming the fallen ones. 
 Shall the sick be allowed to die because 
 tlii'y have neglected the rules of health ? 
 Is there not "more joy in heaven over 
 one sinner that re|)enteth, than over 
 irinety and nine just persons who need 
 no repentance?" The twofold work 
 is ours, prevention and cure : may we 
 be faithful to both. 
 
 The Legislative bearing of the ques- 
 tion is most im])ortant. Shall law be 
 emjjloyed to check the spread of in- 
 temperance? why not? Because, say 
 .some, it is an unconstitutional means ; 
 others say it is an inexjiedient means, 
 moral suasion by example and precept 
 being alone the legitimate powers to 
 wield. Here might the admonition be 
 quoted ; "These things ought you to 
 have done, and not leave the others un- 
 done." Is there no probability that the 
 advocates of these views may be, and 
 are much farther "behind the age" in 
 this than the .Synod of 'loronto ? 
 
 To enjoy the benefits of social life a 
 compact is formed^much of natural 
 liberty is necessarily surrendered — jiri- 
 vate interests must yield to public good 
 — a man must not burn liis own house, 
 because his doing so endangers his 
 
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 42. 
 
 CORRKSrONDENCE TO I'ETERHOROUGH EXAMINER. 
 
 4 
 
 neighbor's - lie must not t'X|)()se his poi- 
 son, for the reason tliat his doin^; so is 
 hurtful to piihlic morals -however par- 
 tial to filth, tliehouseiiolder must cleanse 
 his yard to prevent the spread of con- 
 taj,'ious diseases. Whatever fancy a 
 husband may have for a seeond wife, 
 and however willing; the first and second 
 may he to the contract, the penitentiary 
 is the jienalty for bigamy. How jeal- 
 ously law watches our every interest 
 the birth of an infant may not be con- 
 cealed—the least suspicion as to the 
 cause of the death of the most obscure 
 jier.-son receives the closest scrutiny. 
 None may witli impunity threaf^i or 
 endanger the life of his neighbour. A 
 shij) cannot approach a ])ort unless all 
 aboard are in health in fact, there is 
 no end to restri<tion for ])ul>lic good, 
 and who is legally wise enough to siiow 
 us the illeg: lity of passing a prohibitory 
 licjuor law ? Does not law already pro- 
 fess to regulate under what circumstan- 
 ces li(|Uor shall be made and sold ? Is 
 not the use of these li(piors tlie great- 
 est curse that ali[lic:ts (iod's eartli ? 
 Whether would law exceed its constitu- 
 tional limits most in regulating or abol- 
 ishing the means of a curse ? No law- 
 can be unconstitutional that is not at 
 variance with the law of God ; who 
 then will have the hardihood to say 
 that a law to i)rcvent drunkenness and 
 itsconconiitantevils would be antagonis- 
 tic to the code of heaven ? Further, have 
 not Canadian legislators already made 
 progress in a ])roliibitory direction, by 
 forbidding the sale of lirpior to the In- 
 dian, near jjublic works, or where an 
 election is being held ? What is good 
 for the red man is also gofxl for the 
 white, and what is dangerous near pub- 
 lic works, or on election days, if. so, 
 near all works and on all days. 
 
 As to the inexpediency of law to com- 
 pel sobriety, the arguments advanced 
 are equally telling in reference to all 
 vice, and do not tell at all. We want 
 moral suasion, we want legal suasion, 
 and we want heavenly suasion ere th(> 
 work will be complete. Admitted tha' 
 moral suasion is the best, and it were 
 much to be desired that this would be 
 
 suf1fi<ient tf) stop perjury, theft, murder, 
 and the lesser times of trespass and 
 misdemeanor. Hut because moral sua- 
 sion is best, but insulficient, shall we 
 forego legal suasion ? or because law 
 does not remedy the evil, shall we re- 
 l)eat its penalties. 'I"he great doctrine 
 of moral suasion to advance temperance 
 must be upheld and enforced, but a 
 part of its teachings should be, that 
 law- must be sought, must be had, and 
 shall be had to aid in the work reach 
 evil-doers who cannot be otherwise 
 touched, and protect the |)Oor drunk- 
 ard, his worse than widowed wife, and 
 more than orphan children, from the 
 avarice of t! e man who, for gain, is 
 heedless, tliougl' his trade desolates the 
 earth, and (leopies the regions of de- 
 sjjair. We may not exp ci that c-lean 
 w-ork will be made of this, more than 
 of other evils ; but it can be lessened, 
 it can be checked, it can be abated. 
 Let us rob the destroyer of the plea of 
 legalitv let us magnify the law of Can- 
 ada, and make it honorable by forbid- 
 ding and not sanctioning the sale of the 
 ])oisonous drink. To do so we want 
 help —let every good man and true 
 come — let every minister, every editor, 
 and every patriot c-ome. Come to the 
 help of the Lord against the mighty, 
 and the victory shall be ours ! 
 
 Respectfully yours, 
 
 Ci.AKK.Ncr:. 
 
 Banks of i'HK Oitawa Rivkk, | 
 August, 1862. ) 
 
 Dkar ExAMiNKK, — The Covenant 
 holds good and cannot fail : " While 
 the earth remaineth, seed time ami har- 
 vest shall not cease." 
 
 " Man wants but little hore bolow, 
 Nor wants lliat little long." 
 
 is a pretty sentiment, and, in a way, 
 truthful, but few- as are his real wants, 
 some of them are very importunate ; 
 bread to the eater, admits of no denial, 
 it is a question of life ; and the ])resent 
 prospect of abundance throughout our 
 borders, should awaken in every breast 
 grateful aspirations to the (Jiver of every 
 good and perfect gift. 
 
 In this region no longer are lamenta- 
 
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 CORUKSPONDKNCK TO I'KTKKIIOROUCII KXAMINKR. 
 
 43- 
 
 tions heard for rain. Copious showers 
 have refreshed the soil, and the i)r()m- 
 ise of j^ood crops are most eiicoiiragint;. 
 Diirinj^ the last three ([uarters of July, 
 we had rain on thirteen days. 'i"he 
 Iiay crop, althougli exceedinj^ly liglit, 
 specially on old meadows, has imi)rov- 
 ed, and famine i)rices for fodder are no 
 longer dreaded. 
 
 ()ur fair city is somewhat desolate. 
 She mourns the ahsence of progress in 
 those prei)arations necessary to her be- 
 ing fully invested with Metropolitan 
 honors. 'I'he result of the labours of 
 the Commission, and its inlluence in 
 forwarding or retarding advancement 
 o( the works, are matters of interest 
 with Ottawa jjeojile one thing is cer- 
 tain ; the loss of the present year is 
 ne.irly so. It is to he devoutedly lioped 
 no furtiier noddling to disturb the Im- 
 perial ciioice will arise, and that the 
 Ottawa members will truly believe that 
 Her dracious .Majesty's decision will be 
 like the laws of the Medes and Per- 
 sians, that cannot be changed. This 
 will lessen their cares and liberate their 
 action, and give them a wider sphere 
 of ])olitics than the .Seat of (ioverinneiit 
 f|ucslion. rerha|)s it was an error to 
 refer the choice to the (^uoen, but when 
 referrefl, and the reference accei)ted, 
 Canada was bound to accpiiesce. I'-ng- 
 land has been lavish of her concessions 
 
 -we are the freest people under the 
 sun — she sought not to dictate. We 
 coukl not agree, and asked our Sover- 
 eign to choose for us; slie did so. And 
 shall a lady, llie most elect, a ()ueen, 
 the most virtuous and indulgent, re- 
 ceive, at our hands, insult, by even ap- 
 parent hesitancy to accept the selection 
 made. 
 
 Creat questions await tiie action of 
 our Legislators when they again meet 
 in Council, they require great wisdom 
 and great honesty in dealing with these 
 (|uestions, but have we men at the helm 
 possessed of these ([UaKties in a suffi- 
 cient degree to afford comfortable hope 
 that needed deliverance for the country 
 will be wrought. 
 
 I'atrioiism has evaporated from our 
 land ; justi j has fallen in the streets, 
 
 andequity cannot enter. IMace, |)ower, 
 and |ielf, appear the guiding principles 
 of i)uhlic men ; we want a deliverer : 
 where shall he be found ? 
 
 Our friends, the Methodist , will 
 clamour for aid to Sectarian Colleges; 
 here is trouble. Others must have 
 Separate Schools ; more trouble. It 
 was a vain hope indulged when the 
 Clergy Reserves were finally disposed 
 o(, that Canada had seen an end of 
 ( Miurch and Stateism. Hoth these (|ucs- 
 tions partake of tlic doctrine of such 
 Union. Episco])alians may i)lead con- 
 sistency in advocating such views, but 
 our Wesleyan friends are without excuse 
 — tliey ought not to sow this seed of 
 discord in our miilst. 
 
 It might be thought the Chief Super- 
 intendent of Education for (Canada 
 West was sufficiently notorious for in- 
 consistency and ([uestionable morality, 
 without adding to the catalogue of his 
 offences - advocating of Sejjarate 
 Schools. Egerton, you have sinnetl 
 enough for any uncommon sinner, and 
 if you will jiersist in going further the 
 tlownward road it were well the sum- 
 mons came, "(lather thy feet uj) into 
 thy bed, and be thou gathered to thy 
 fathers : Canada will be better wanting 
 thoc." 
 
 Highly gifted is Dr. Ryerson, and he 
 will figure in the Iiistory of (Canada, 
 (icjod service he has, doubtless done in 
 the cause of education ; ])ity his well- 
 doing should be tarnished with so much 
 ill-doing. Consistency, sterling lionesty, 
 are wanting in hiscomi)ositi()n; he c-on- 
 fers over-much with flesh and blood. As 
 an editor, he fought in the ranks of 
 those who sought full liberty for Can- 
 ada ; nor were their labors in vain. But 
 wiien tliis was conceded, and the i)rin- 
 ciples of res])onsible (jovernment were 
 being acted upon. Sir Charles Metcalfe 
 was not ])rei)aretl to recognize the rights 
 and privileges of the new order of 
 things, and soon got into a game with 
 his advisers. Sir Charles was a shrewd 
 man, and soon found means to gain a 
 temjiorary success Division is weak- 
 ness — he split the ranks of the Liberals 
 — the Dr. was his luan — the celebrated 
 
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 CORRESI'ONDENCK TO PETERnOROUCUI EXAMINER. 
 
 letters followed, defending the Cover- 1 
 nor, and the Dr. was made Chief 
 Superintendent. 
 
 His appropriation of tlie interest on 
 public ] money — tiie exposure of dis- 
 honesty before the Committee in Que- 
 bec on the University cliarges, and now 
 as a climax his supi)ort of Separate 
 Schools — a scheme calculated to destroy 
 our public schools and national educa- 
 tion — stam]) the character of his rever- 
 ence witli no enviable brand. Had he 
 lived two hundred years ago, Trivimcr 
 would have been the term applied to 
 him. How carefully he watches the 
 weather and adjusts his sails to *ne 
 changing breeze, Mere policy will 
 serve no good end. "An honest man 
 is the noblest work of Cod." 
 
 The rural, romantic town of Peter- 
 borough and its surrounding neighbor- 
 hood appear really fiourisiiing in all 
 useful and interesting matter.s. Tlie 
 accounts in the Examiner of School 
 Examinations, Lectures, Temjjerancc 
 Meetings, &c., are really jileasing. 
 Doubtless you have numerous other 
 causes for congratulation, in the stamp 
 of many of your farmers, the skill of 
 your mechanics, the enterprise of your 
 merchants— the talent and purity of your 
 ministers, and ability of your teachers, 
 but you have a sjiecial blessing in your 
 County Member. Memi)ers of Parlia- 
 ment, or rather candidates to be such, 
 is the easiest obtained article the coun- 
 try affords — a good number, tiie scarcest 
 commodity in the land. The gallant 
 Colonel has a splendid apportunity for 
 usefulness, may he go on as he has be- 
 gun, may liis shadow never grow less. 
 
 The number of your <:orrespondents 
 evinces much interest being taken in 
 public topics, very, specially, instructive 
 are the letters of your correspondent in 
 Euroi)e : his "Notes by the Wayside" 
 are wortiiy of note and being noted. 
 To one of the numtiLr who favoured 
 your columns in tiie issue of 31st July, 
 signed "C. W.," with your kind permis- 
 sion I . liould like to say a few kind 
 words and ask a few civil questions. 
 
 Friend, you advocate a good meas- 
 ure in suggesting tiie utility of getting 
 
 knowledge by means of a library, but 
 why would you confine its use to 
 Orangemen ? Freely you have receiv- 
 ed, freely give ; every man is your bro- 
 ther, and you are commanded to do 
 good unto all as you have oi)portunity. 
 If your order really merits the title of 
 " Illustrious," what are the deeds which 
 liave earned its renown ? Does it in- 
 struct the ignor.TJit, feed the hungry, 
 clothe the naked, or comfort the afflict- 
 ed? Does it use means to convert the 
 Catholiv. and thus make friends of foes ? 
 Bear in Uiind if the spirit of religion 
 pervades the system, the duty must be 
 apparent that you are to love your ene- 
 mies and do good to them that hate 
 you. An Order that counts its adher- 
 ents by twenties of thousands in Can- 
 ada, sliould have something to show for 
 its strength and have a valuable jnirpose 
 to serve. What is this pur|)ose ? Is it 
 to uphold the Protestant faith? The 
 true faith recjuires no such aid. " My 
 kingdom is not of this world, else would 
 my servants fight." The gates of Hell 
 shall not prevail against the Church. 
 The blood of the martyrs has always 
 been the seed of the Church. It is in 
 direct opposition to the si)irit of the 
 Bible to fight to uphold religion. " I 
 say unto you resist not evil, wiien they 
 persecute you in one city flee to an- 
 other." Is it to assist the civil power 
 in protecting us in the enjoyment of 
 liberty, that the Order exists? The 
 civil law acknowledges no such assist- 
 ance, and it is a reflection on the law 
 of the land to insinuate that such helj) 
 is required. If to enlighten and con- 
 ciliate Romanists was the design, here 
 is an objecc worthy of your iiighesl am- 
 bition, but suitable means must he em- 
 ployed — ])rocessions, and flags, and 
 drums will not serve the jiurpose — one 
 scripture reader with the Bible in his 
 hand and love in his heart will accr,m- 
 plish more to advan(~e Protcstamism 
 and true religion than an army of 
 Orangemen with all the tinsel and tune 
 that ever pleased '' ' eye or charmed 
 the ear. Have yoi. rejoiced long 
 
 enough over one com | nest ? Why not 
 seek higher victories than e\en the 
 
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 CORRESPONDENCE TO i'ETERBOROUGH EXAMINER. 
 
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 Battle of the Boyne : victoiK^s that 
 would make friends of your enemies. 
 In doing so you would imitate more 
 fully the example of the Great Prirce 
 of whom every lover of true liberty is 
 proud, and earn for yourselves the 
 approval of the infinitely Greater Prince 
 whose dominion is everlasting. 
 
 Is there not much in your practice 
 calculated to irritate Catholics, and is it 
 well to do so? Is there any necessity 
 in this day and in this country to keep 
 up the Order ? It may have served a 
 good jjurpose in by-gone days, and it 
 may be Ireland would have been less 
 Popish without it. England and Scot- 
 land were as thoroughly Catholic as 
 Irelanil ; without Orangeism they have 
 made greater advances in reformation. 
 The United States with its many mil- 
 lions of Catholics get on without this 
 Order, and why should it be necessary 
 in Canada ? Is our form of Govern- 
 ment less, or rather is It not more' effect- 
 ive than theirs to i)rescrve order? If 
 neither the Ciunch nor State reipiires 
 CJrangeism, what are its uses? The 
 writer could name a missicn that has 
 been the means of converting one 
 thousand Catholic French ('anadians 
 who have become not onh' good Pro- 
 testants but good Christians. If the 
 means employed to anger Catholics 
 were directed to secure their esteem 
 and benefit, who may calculate the ad- 
 vantages here and blessings hereafter. 
 Respectfully, 
 
 Clarence. 
 
 To the Editor of the Examiner : 
 
 Mr. Editor, — Permit me through 
 your columns to stir up tlie people of! 
 this land to imitate the goodly example ! 
 of their reforming ancestors as well as ' 
 of their C^atholic predeces;f)rs in the | 
 better times, in holding a public fast to 
 the God of Peace, who alone can avert 
 from us the calamities of war — whether i 
 those of actual warfare, which threaten, I 
 or those of trade disturbed, and hearts j 
 torn wilii sympathy for the miseries of; 
 
 our neighbors. (jod does not deal 
 merely with individuals, but with na- 
 tions, as such, and as represented by 
 their Go\irnments. The nation was 
 prosperous under David and Hezekiah 
 though many wicked people were in 
 the land, and punished under Ahab and 
 Manassah, though many good i)eople 
 were in the land — and we see that it is 
 so still. Britain is quiet though the 
 people are very wicked, so that fv^i their 
 drunkenness and extravagance, and 
 wantonness, and murmuring, they are 
 most righteously and mercifully i)unisl.- 
 ed, when they need it most for correc- 
 tion ; because God has given us a wise 
 and gracious ruler. May God in ])ity 
 not take her away also before her time 
 as he did Josiah and luiward the Sixth, 
 for the wickedness of the people. The 
 late United States are in trouble, be- 
 c'l'ise though there may be many good 
 people in them, the nation is uny^odly 
 in its Cjovernment, from the President 
 to its whole I'ody. It is an infidel na- 
 tion which does not recognize God — 
 the God of all the nations of the eacth 
 — and because they have rebelled 
 against the God of Nations, God has 
 punished them by the rebellion of the 
 Confederate States, and will yet punish 
 them by cor'inued rebellions unless 
 they repent. Let Canada then take 
 warning and repent, and for this I call 
 them to a />/ti>//r /lis/, ihat they may 
 consider their ways. 
 
 Yours, etc., 
 
 A Reformer.* 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, [ 
 Sept. 23, 1862. ) 
 
 Dear Examiner, — The part of Can- 
 ada included in the Easte.;i Division is 
 just ])assing through the ordeal of an 
 election for a member in the Legislat- 
 ive Council. All is quiet in this vicin- 
 ity but considerable enthusiasm prevails 
 — quiet liccause neither candidate 
 (wisely) sijond.s money, enthusiastic for 
 the reason, religion is the groundwork 
 of action. The gentlemen aspiring to 
 
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 Minister of Peterborough, and is answered in the next letter of my brother's. A sharp rejoinder 
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 the honor of representing the Division 
 are Dr. McDonald, of Cornwall, who 
 pursues his medical profession, and is 
 Treasurer of Stormont, Dundas, and 
 Glengarry — in religious faith a Catholic ; i 
 and Mr. Thos. Bennett, of Athol, who 
 is an honest farmer of independent 
 means, hails from the great City of 
 London, but has lived so long among 
 the Macs, and is allied to them by mar- 
 riage, so that likely he suffers nothing 
 on national grounds, esi^ecially being 
 otherwise a worthy man and an Elder 
 in the Free Church, The Dr. swallows 
 at one gulp the entire fare of the pre- 
 sent Ministerial dish. Mr. Bennett 
 advocates representation by iwpulation, 
 and is adverse to Separate Schools. 
 
 A few days will decide who stands 
 best — the man of the plough or he of 
 the healing art. Agriculturists, other- 
 wise qualified, are desirable men to 
 send to Parliament. We have already 
 law, i)hysic, and commerce fully repre- 
 sented ; nor is divinity altogether over- 
 looked. A strange choice, however, 
 f(jr the " Legate of the Skies," — a mighty 
 descent from proclaiming the Cospel to 
 be a debater in the Assembly. And 
 stranger still that a man should be too 
 old and weak to whisper "the still small 
 voice" of redemption, and yet adequate 
 to defend the tottering fortunes of a 
 corrui)t Administration. Is this like 
 //is faith that shineth brighter and 
 brighter unto the perfect day ? Surely 
 a minister in Parliament is a man out 
 of place, and if too old to do the duties 
 of the ]iulpit he is too old to pass his 
 nights in the bickering turmoil of the 
 Legislature. 
 
 It is not unusual for men to carry 
 with them into the duties of legislation 
 the mannerism and the caste of thought 
 and action ]ieculiar to their previous 
 l)rofession in life, and what smacks of 
 the parson supplies irreverent fun for 
 too many of our law-makers, and ex- 
 ])Oses to ridicule the highest oflice a 
 mortal can occujjv in this world — being 
 an ambassador of Hea'/en. 
 
 The soldier-legislator requires to keep 
 guard against the tendencies of jirofes- 
 sional habit, or an evil of another kind 
 
 will mar his labors, so great is the dis- 
 parity between martial and civil law. 
 
 A few examples in proof of the say- 
 ings and doings of a veteran who resides 
 within the precincts of the Eastern 
 Division may not be uninteresting. 
 
 Our friend occui)ied a seat in the 
 Assembly of Upper Canada at a period 
 when the political feelings cf the people 
 were stirred to the bottom. He hails 
 from the Emerald Isle — dates his exist- 
 ence back to the period of the Ameri- 
 can Revolution — followed the fortunes 
 of Sir John Moore in,Spain, and fought 
 under the Iron Duke through the Pen- 
 insular War — was specially named for 
 acts of bravery during his military 
 career, and promoted from the ranks to 
 a Lieutenancy. The years immeiliate- 
 ly following \\'aterloo brought many old 
 warriors to Canada, and among them 
 our gallant hero. 
 
 Honors awaited him : Colonel of 
 Militia and Justice of the Peace were 
 followed by a seat in Parliament. The 
 professional tendencies of the Colonel 
 became mocked in the exercise of the 
 duties of his several offices. 
 
 In making speeches pith, brevity and 
 steel characterized his elociuence. In 
 magisterial matters summary ])unish 
 ment was his delight, and summary i)ro- 
 ceedure in cases foreign to the jjowers 
 of a Magistrate his besetting sin. For 
 instance, one parly was summoned for 
 breach of promise, another tried for not 
 paying the Priest for christening his 
 child, and another for shooting a dog 
 on Moiulay that had bitten liim on 
 Sunday previous. Addressing the guilty 
 party his Worship said : 
 
 " If sir, under the inlluence of i)as- 
 sion you had shot the dumb brute im- 
 mediately, the case would have been 
 different ; but, forgetful of the divine 
 injunction that commands us not to let 
 the sun go down upon our wrath, you 
 murdered the jioor dog. I shall fine 
 you, sir, with costs, twelve dollars." 
 
 Under the Master and Servants' Act 
 some parties were imprisoned who were 
 clearly innocent, but our Soldier-Justice 
 declared disobedience of orders, under 
 any circumstances, was a flagrant breacli 
 
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 of the articles of war, and he would 
 make an example of this kind of de- 
 faulters. Narrow escapes the Colonel 
 had of being fined for his summary il- 
 legal acts, but friends at Court saved 
 him, although in the case of the man 
 not paying the Priest, a brother Magis- 
 trate was a loser of forty jjounds for 
 false imprisonment; notwithstanding he 
 was ably defended by the present 
 Premier of Canada, and only finished 
 what the Colonel began. 
 
 Our friend was a member of the 
 House at the close of the rebellion. 
 How Col. Prince would be received on 
 his first entrance after that jjeriod (for 
 n^asons well known) was doubtful, but 
 no sooner did the Member for I'rescott 
 observe tlie i)resence of " the English 
 gentleman" than he raised a cheer that 
 (juieted for a time what should be a 
 guilty conscience. 
 
 The tiuestioii soon arose at whose ex- 
 jiense those condemned to banishment 
 should be sent to Van Diemen's land, 
 the Provincial or Imperial Government. 
 
 "Mr. Speaker," said our hero, "in 
 my opinion there is no necessity for 
 eitiier (lovernment to l)e at greater ex- 
 pense than the cost of so many ball- 
 cartridges as will send the miscreants 
 where they ought to go." 
 
 The disposal of the Clergy Reserves 
 soon after came U]) and occupied and 
 excited tiie House for some weeks. In 
 the opinion of some the very existence 
 of religion depended upon State su])- 
 port — others regarded it spoliation to 
 take the Reserves from that (Jhurch to 
 which a King of ))ious memory had 
 given them — more agreed that two 
 Churches being established in Britain 
 each of these liad an equal right — an- 
 other reasoneti as there was no C'hurch 
 established in Canada a!! should share 
 alike. Many maintained eacli Church 
 should be left to sui)port itself and the 
 Reserves secularized. The gallant 
 Colonel, ever ready to give a reason for 
 his opinion, arose ; 
 
 " Mr. Speaker, I am most anxious to 
 give my views on this imjrortant sub- 
 ject, and to indicate how I am prejjared 
 to record my vote. Tiiere are, sir, four 
 
 leading ways of going to heaven. There 
 is the way which I myself am travelling, 
 that supplied by the Catholic Church ; 
 the other ways are through the Church 
 of England, that of Scotland and the 
 Methodist Church. Any person un- 
 willing to go to heaven on one or other 
 of these ways deserves to go elsewhere 
 and fare accordingly. I go therefore 
 for dividing the Reserves among these 
 four Churches." 
 
 The destruction of Brock's Monu- 
 ment aroused the indignation of the 
 land. A great assembly were gathered 
 on the Heights to give expression to 
 their indignation. This portion of 
 Canada was represented by our friend, 
 who concluded a right loyal speech as 
 follows : 
 
 "Your Excellency, this is the proudest 
 day of my life, and I anticipate but one 
 more ])roud, and that day shall be when 
 at the head of a Militia force I shall 
 march into that land of pretended 
 liberty and revenge the insult done to 
 the ashes of the immortal Brock." 
 
 Adieu, Colonel, thy earthly warfare 
 is nearly ended. The grasshopjier is 
 becomin, a burden and desire faileth. 
 If thy four ways of reaching the Celes- 
 tial City are reduced to one, and that 
 " the way, the truth, and the life," 
 happy shall they be to whatsoever 
 Church belonging. One unfortunate 
 failing in our friend just dismissed : he 
 could see nothing good outside the 
 Queen's dominions, and a ])eople with- 
 out a Church established was infidel — 
 alas, in this he is not alone. 
 
 A writer signing himself "Reformer," 
 in your issue of the i (th instant, calls 
 Canada to a Puolic Fast that the ])eoplc 
 " may consider their ways." Doubtless 
 inwardly they have sufficient cause, but 
 would not a day of thanksgiving be 
 better, seeing we have "])eace within our 
 ivnlls and prosperity within our Palaces." 
 " Refonner," have you not chosen a 
 wrf )ng name ? Is not your mind wander- 
 ing in the darkness of Church and State- 
 ism? What do you mean by such lan- 
 guage as the following? "The late Unit- 
 ed States are in trouble because though 
 there may be many good peo|)le in them 
 
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 CORRKSrON'DKNCi: TO PliTERnoUOUGll EXAMINER 
 
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 the nation is ungodly in its Government I 
 from the President to its whole body, i 
 It is an infidel nation and does not re- 
 cognize God — the God of ail the nations 
 of the earth." Pray, wliat ronstitutcs 
 a Godly government, and which nation 
 on this wide eartii possesses one ? Does 
 Monarchy secure this blessing, or is an 
 establislied Church requisite to its jjos- 
 session ? If the latter, Russia, I'russia, 
 Austria and France each possess the 
 boon. May the human race be pre- 
 served from such godliness. Does our 
 own dear country possess a godly gov- 
 ernment, whore prayers must have the 
 sanction of Parliament and Bisho])S are 
 made by the Premier, and the Sovereign 
 is head of the Ciuirch ? Let past iiis- 
 tory of Great Britain answer? 
 
 I.ook at the system of jicrsecutions 
 and disabilities that iiave followed in 
 the track of establishments, the mon- 
 strous practice of dictating what a man 
 is to believe, and submitting him to 
 pains and penalties if he refuses. 
 
 Let this century be reminded of an 
 event when 20oyears ago 2000 ministers, 
 the most distinguished for piety and 
 learning, wove in one day ejected from 
 their churches, and for what ? because 
 they could not and would not do and 
 .say things contrary to their consciences. 
 Let this event s])eak to the advantage 
 and godliness of rulers intermeddling 
 in matters sjjiritual. The godliness of 
 the people of any nation is irrespective 
 of the government, and generally in 
 s|iite of it. There have been good 
 memb'-Ts of all the governments referred 
 to, and will he deny liiis of the States? 
 On what ground then does he call it an 
 infidel nation ? Friend, you are guilty 
 of slander -you bear false witness 
 against your neighbor, and have cause 
 to repent and humble yourself while you 
 call others to this duty. Will you |)lease 
 inform us in what way the Government 
 of the States is infidel more than other 
 nations? Do they as a (lovernment 
 deny CJod ? They do not. The prin- 
 ciples of their common law, as are those 
 of Britain, are founded on the Bible. 
 Their officials, fiom the President down 
 wards,, are installed to office by an ap- 
 
 peal to the great Being. Chaplains are 
 appointed for their Houses of Legisla- 
 ture, their Navy and Army, and they 
 do all and everything in matters of re- 
 ligion usually done in what are called 
 Christian nations, apart from having an 
 establishment. Wherefore, then, are 
 they to be denominated infidel ? Is 
 their form of govermnent the reason ? 
 The world is too old to listen to the 
 divine right of kings. It is the divine 
 right of the people to choose their form 
 of civil government and enact their own 
 laws, as long as these do not oi)|)Ose the 
 laws of heaven, and the business of a 
 Governm.ent is to administer these laws 
 (as they should everything else) in (he 
 fear of God ; but leave matters of faith 
 and church order to the choice and 
 management of the people, neither aid- 
 ing nor hindering (as a government) the 
 interests of religion : these are too 
 sacred for such interference — the ark 
 which may not be touched by such 
 lir.nds — (jod is king in his own house — 
 his kingdom is not of this world. " Re- 
 former," reform and retract the foul 
 charge of infidel nation as applied to 
 the States. Many portions of that 
 country will t;onipare with advantage 
 with any coiuury in our world, either in 
 intelligence, education, morality or re- 
 ligion, or in the talent or j/atriolism of 
 its statesmen, the princely liberality of 
 its ])hilantropists, the deep learning .ind 
 piety of its ministers, in self-sacrifice of 
 its missionaries. Let the names of 
 Peabody, ]<!verret, luhvards, Wayland, 
 Judson, Adams and Washington, with 
 thousands more, attest to the greatness 
 and goodness- notwithstanding abound- 
 ing sin — that have adorned the people 
 of the States, and say not a nation 
 loved and veneratetl by such men is an 
 infidel nation. 
 
 Cl ARKNCR. 
 
 To the Editor of tlw Exaviiner : 
 
 Mr. Editor, — My letters are gen- 
 erally short, and I trust you will there- 
 fore the more ready allo'v me short 
 si)ace more, in order to defend my 
 former note against the insolent re- 
 marks of your llipjiant correspondent. 
 
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 " Clarence." Does he mean to say that 
 the people of Canada have no public 
 sins to irpcnt of, because they have no 
 State Church among them ? or that 
 they liave no reason to re])ent, because 
 they have so much to be thankful for ? 
 Slioulil not the goodness of God, so 
 unmerited, the rather lead to a thorough 
 reformation ? And what has all this 
 rambling rhai)sody about Established 
 Churches to do witii a Public Fast for 
 National Sins so shamelessly prevalent 
 in this land? and especially the con- 
 tempt for truth, honesty, and the sacred 
 obligation of an oatli, for which, in my 
 judgment, the neighbouring States are 
 now suffering, and I, too, justly fear, 
 Canada will soon have to suffer. When- 
 ever the Globe, tlieir friend, (and I am 
 their friend) begins with, " If we can 
 believe .McClellan," can any one deny 
 tlie infidelity of the States' Covern- 
 ment ? If you wish, Mr. Editor, 
 Church Establishments may be debated 
 in your columns, but what has this to 
 do witli my call to a I'ublic Fast ? 
 
 lUit fair play, Mr. C, who are you 
 that takes upon you to slander so many 
 worthy men, better than yourself? I 
 do not know Col. Prince, but from your 
 account lie must be an honorable man, 
 since though so liberal a Catholic, he 
 wishes the Priest to be paid for his 
 labours as well as the Doctor. Is there 
 anything wrong in that ? I do not know 
 Dr. Ryerson, but he is certainly as 
 much a citizen of this free country, and 
 as much entitled to be a member of 
 Parliament if he chooses, as any lawyer 
 in the country. The fact is, that Mr. 
 C. is, by his own showing, botli a per- 
 secutor and an infidel. He would 
 starve any man to death under an out- 
 lawry who dares to avow himself a pub- 
 lic servant of Jesus, and deprive him of 
 every civil jirivilege ; and at the same 
 time forbid him to change his profession 
 — a degree of persecution never at- 
 tempted before by Prince, Pagan, or 
 Papal ! An Infidel like Julian the 
 ajiostate, or Henry VIII., or Mr. C, if 
 he only had the power, is the most 
 merciless jjcrsecutor. What wonder 
 then that ho blasphemes the cause and 
 
 the advocate of Truth in the manner 
 he does. But, thou hypocrite, in 
 England, ministers are recognized legal- 
 ly, and paid and honoured as the mini- 
 sters of the King of Kings, by Her 
 Most Gracious Majesty and her God- 
 fe.-^.ring people ; and Mr. C. may make 
 his choice in Canada. Ministers must 
 either have justice as ministers of 
 Christ, or they will have it as private 
 citizens. As for this Mr. C, with all 
 the baseness of a self-seeking dema- 
 gogue, he wc d first murder the mini- 
 ster ot every religion, and then spoil 
 and insult them. This exhibition of 
 narrow-minded bigotry only urges the 
 more strongly the expediency of a Pub- 
 lic Fast, whicii if you i)Iease, tnay end 
 in a thanksgiving. Put without repent- 
 ance your thanks will be despised, as 
 was Cain's off.iing. 
 
 I remain, Mr. Editor, 
 Yours truly, 
 
 A True Reformer. 
 
 Peterboro', 4th Oct., 1862. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, | 
 Oct. 20th, 1867. I 
 
 Mr. EnnoR, — Will you kindly allow 
 me sjiace to rejily to a "True Reformer," 
 and I shall be brief. 
 
 Would that my friend's example was 
 as worthy in otlier respects. 
 
 My good fellow wherefore this fuss ? 
 Could you not take your part without 
 recourse to Billingsgate ? Are you in- 
 capable of distinguishing between abuse 
 and argument ? Do you not know such 
 weapons recoil on him who uses them? 
 
 if conscious of being right, occupy 
 the proud position, wiiich truth supplies 
 with dignity ; but if you feel yourself 
 cornered do not make bad worse, by 
 allowing a haugiity s])irit to call rail- 
 ing names, and thereby verify the 
 language of Solomon — see Prov. 27 & 
 22. Is supposed opposition to your 
 " call to a Public Fast," and my defence 
 of the United States against the charge 
 of being Infidel, sufficient cause why 
 dead Kings and Emperors, Apostates 
 and murderers must be disturbed in 
 their graves to supply comparisons for 
 the man who dares differ in opinion 
 
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 CORRESPONDENCE TO PETERBOROUGH EXAMINER. 
 
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 from you, and asks wherefore you 
 slander your neighbor? 
 
 If you must have a Fast, by all 
 means get it up, but have a care to the 
 state of mind necessary, or the words 
 of the good book will apjjly, " Behold 
 ye fast for strife and debate, and to 
 strike with the fist of wickedness, ye 
 shall not fast as you do this day to make 
 your voice to be heard on high." One 
 would imagine you were allied to the 
 sacred office, so valiant are you in de- 
 fense of minister's rights, but for the 
 honor of the pulpit and profit of the 
 people it is hoped such is not the 
 case — inasmuch as an Elder must not 
 be a "brawler and not soon angry." 
 
 Wherefore add "True" to "Re- 
 former." It reminds of the True IVit- 
 ness, of whose style you are an apt imi- 
 tator in the use of ill names. What 
 other print in Canada could emulate 
 you in such a choice collection as the 
 the following, within the limits of 
 a short letter : Infidel, Hypocrite, 
 (strange union) Blasphemer, Persecutor, 
 self-seeking-demagogue. Now don't 
 you think you draw a beautifr! picture, 
 and sui)ply a rare substitute for plain 
 icison .'^nd common sense. My friend, I 
 hope it is less your fault than your mis- 
 fortune to deliver yourself thus. I anti- 
 cipated a foggy atmosphere surrounded 
 your mental vision — but the darkness 
 is much deei)er than I supposed. Do 
 try and scatter its offensive shadows and 
 accompany me in a brief examination 
 of your argument in proof of your as- 
 sertion that the States are an Infidel 
 Nation. You say, " whenever the 
 Glol'e, their friend, begins with ' if we 
 can believe McClellan,' can any one 
 doubt the Infidelity of the States Gov- 
 ernment." Now, is not this capital 
 reasoning ; unanswerable argument ; 
 logic beyond disi)ute. Let us try how 
 it works. McClellan is a citizen of the 
 States, therefore McClellan is the States. 
 The Globe im])lies a doubt on McClel- 
 lan's veracity, therefore McClellan lies, 
 and is an infidel. McClellan being 
 such, so are the States and who can 
 deny it ? To bring the matter home. 
 A " True Reformer " a short time ago 
 
 slandered the States — he being an in- 
 habitant of Canada, is Canada, conse- 
 quently Canada is a slanderous country, 
 and a " True Reformer" cannot deny it. 
 My friend, rub your eyes and seek the 
 grace to see yourself as others see you. 
 Come down from the self-erected pedes- 
 tal of vain glory from which you dic- 
 tate " My call to a public fast " and de- 
 mand of your opponent " who are 
 you ?" Inform yourself better and you 
 will know — Col. Prince is not a Catholic 
 and Dr. Ryerson is not in Parliament. 
 To my request for you to name a coun- 
 try having a Godly government, the fol- 
 lowing I suppose is your reply : " But 
 thou hypocrite, in England, ministers 
 are recognized legally, and paid and 
 honored as the ministers of the King of 
 Kings by Her Mort (iracious Majesty, 
 and her God-fearing people." Is honor 
 and state i)ay confined to the ministers 
 of the establishment who are really 
 ministers of the King of Kings, or does 
 the hireling whose inward call proceeds 
 from his stomach, and he who.se doc- 
 trines and practice savors more of Rome 
 than the Bible, share equally well with 
 the true shepherd who cares for the 
 sheep? 
 
 Further, does all the ministers of the 
 King of Kings, in England, receive like 
 honor and legal recognition, or does 
 the Government of that country make 
 a wide and invidious distinction? Alas 
 for such proof of Godliness. 
 
 If good pay to ministers is an evi- 
 dence of i)ossessing this quality, the 
 States are jirc-eminently Godly, for 
 ministers there get excellent salaries. 
 
 I promised to be brief, I have given 
 your letter all the attention it is entitled 
 to ; who I am or who you are is jjro- 
 bably of small importance. The main- 
 tainancc of truth and correct jjrinciples 
 is most importani. I charge you with 
 doing violence to the one, and teacliing 
 the opposite of the other- perhaps not 
 ' wilfully, but really. You defend your- 
 self by calling names, an old recourse 
 ■ in a weak cause. " True Reformer," I 
 call upon you again to reform — and as 
 i repentance is a necessary jiart of reform, 
 I repent, and if abstinence will aid the lat- 
 
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 CORRESPONDENCE TO TETERBOROUGII EXAMINER. 
 
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 ter duty — fast, and do it on your own ac- 
 count, and before calling the Nation to 
 this act. 
 
 I am, Mr. Editor, 
 
 Yours respectfully, 
 
 Clarence. 
 
 To the Editor of the Examiner : 
 
 Mr. Euitor, — As you are pleased to 
 insert another abusive letter from 
 " Clarence," please also to hear my re- 
 ply. I !:no\v nothing of Mr. Clarence 
 or his fiiends whom he slanders, I 
 merely expound his own text. I held 
 up the mirror of his first letter, and, 
 blinded by fury, he is still barking at 
 his own likeness. But now I am done 
 with him, for his heart must either be 
 very bad or his memory very short. It 
 was iiimself who raised the cloud of 
 "ttetrd wen's dttzi" though now he tries 
 to blow it about me. Read his first 
 letter and you will see this. 
 
 But I must guard others against mis- 
 taking my meaning. Of Cen. McClel- 
 lan personally I said nothing, because I 
 knew nothing, and I never speak ill of 
 the absent. But I said that the public 
 re])orts of the United States are so 
 grossly falsified that even the Globe, 
 their friend, does not believe them ; I 
 find also some of the Northern news- 
 liapers confessing and lamenting this as 
 much as I do. This under-current in 
 favor of ])ublic good faith, and the 
 recent im])rovements in the reports 
 themselves, I regard with i)leasure as 
 favorable symptoms, for I desire few 
 things more than the recovery of the 
 United Stat:.'s from their past errors. I 
 foresaw their coming divisions from the 
 course they were jwrsuing, and foretold 
 them. I now foresee their taking the 
 second ste]) in the dreadful tragedy 
 they are now enacting, already initiated 
 by the President's proclamation to the 
 Blacks to massacre their masters, and 
 soon to spread into mutual massacres 
 of blacks and whites both, unless, 
 ////v'/zi,'-// the mercy of God, their better 
 feelings or the intervention of the Euro- 
 pean j)owers come in time to prevent 
 them. 
 
 As for Mr. Clarence himself I must 
 
 say that with all his seeming horror of 
 Priestcraft he is still held in its net to 
 the pres"^ H hour. I myself never re- 
 ceived any State pay, but I cannot per- 
 ceive why a Minister of Religion has 
 not as good right to receive State pay 
 as the Ministers of Law, Education, or 
 Finance; as good a right, if you please, 
 to fill his pocket out of the public 
 purse, or his stomach off the public 
 table, as any man in Canada ; to make 
 himself as rich and as comfortable as he 
 can at the exijense of his neighbours ; 
 yes, and if he choose, to lie and cheat 
 and swear with the best of them, or to 
 be as bad as the worst of them. I 
 know no reason why he should not, ex- 
 cept that his jirofession implies a belief 
 in the existence of some God which the 
 others may not In my opinion, a Min- 
 ister of Religion is merely a private 
 citizen like any other member of the 
 community, and to speak of depriving 
 a citizen of any of his common privi- 
 leges because he is a Minister of 
 Religion, is to exhibit a spirit of perse- 
 cution and of Infidelity ; a spirit not 
 confined to kings, but equally powerful 
 in upstarts. I may just whisper in Mr. 
 Clarence's ear that large promises are 
 signs of bad payments, and irregular 
 terms. 
 
 I have to thank Mr. Clarence for 
 keeping the subject of a public fast be- 
 fore the public mind, which he himself 
 agrees with me to be certainly required 
 on at least one side ; and if my begin- 
 ning the reformation, as Mr. C. began 
 the strife, will be any inducement for 
 him to f':.llf)w I shall do so very willingly 
 by silently leaving him to his own reflec- 
 tions, trusting that he being now warn- 
 ed, he will no longer continue to wrangle 
 with his own echo. 
 
 I remain, Mr. Editor, 
 
 Yours respectfully, 
 
 A True Reformer. 
 
 To the Editor of the Examiner : 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, )^ 
 November, 1862. ) 
 Mr. Editor, — Who does not appre- 
 ciate pluck, however it may show it- 
 self? 
 
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 CORRESPONDENCE TO PETERHOROUGII EXAMINER. 
 
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 Your corres])ondent, "A True Re- 
 former," possesses no common share, 
 and as many lives as are assigned to a 
 certain domestic animal. He has set 
 his heart on a fast, and a fast he 
 will have in spite of poet, editor, gover- 
 nor, or any other body. So be it my 
 friend, do it up brown ; but oh ! forego, 
 I beseech you, the other rights you 
 claim for the Ministerial office, and do 
 not lie, swear, or cheat, for, depend 
 upon it, that while such things are 
 wrong in any, they arc far worse in 
 those wlu) are commanded to be ex- 
 amples. Suicide should have been in- 
 cluded in the list of rights. Adieu. 
 
 ClARKNCK. 
 
 Banks ok the Oitawa, ( 
 
 January 23rd, 1863. ) 
 
 DiiAU ICxAMiNER, — Itbcmguow some 
 time since you were addressed from 
 this part of Canada, pcriiaps something 
 anenl matters general and jjarticular, 
 will not be unwelcome. 
 
 Another year big with events is con- 
 signed to t!ie ])ast. Its annals pictured 
 on the historic i)agc will make tiic ears 
 of future generations tingle. \\'l)ere is 
 the expected dawn of millenial glory ? 
 where the fulfilment of the prophecy 
 that tlio trumpet should be hung in the 
 hall and men study war no more ? 
 
 What study so engrossing at present ? 
 Ingenuity is taxed to its utmost to con- 
 trive methods of attack and defence. 
 
 'i'he science of warfare would appear 
 to be only entering on die manhood of 
 its existence, instead of being consigned 
 to the fate of the lost arts. 
 
 The sweet singer of Olncy mourned 
 that 
 
 " Lands inlersected by a narrow frith 
 Abhor each other. Mountains interposed, 
 Make enemies of Nations, who had else 
 Lilio kindred drops, been mingled into one." 
 
 Alas, the people of the States seced- 
 ing and non-seceding without geo- 
 gra])hical barriers, in fact, lacking phy- 
 sical features to indicate either by a 
 straight or crooked line, boundaries by 
 which to divide the nation, most cordi- 
 ally abhor one another. Brother 
 against Brother, father against son, son 
 against father. Said a ^Iinister recent- 
 
 ly who i)rofesses allegiance to the Prince 
 of Peace, and exercises his holy call- 
 ing in the State of New York : — " But 
 for the misfortune of a wooden leg I 
 would enlist to-morrow, and my first 
 object would be to shoot my own bro- 
 ther, who is in the rebel army. My 
 son, however, is gone, and I charged 
 him to be sure, if he had the opi)ortun- 
 ity, to drop his uncle the first man" ! ! 
 
 Let none plead Scripture in defence 
 of Slavery. The voice of CJod in his 
 dealings with Nations of the present, 
 as of the past, speaks out judgments 
 on the oppressor. Egypt might have 
 warned America — the lesson was spurn- 
 ed, and bitter is the fruit thereof. To 
 mourn thousands u])nn thousands of 
 her first-born does not suffice. The 
 untold blood and treasure already 
 wasted seems not enough, nor the uni- 
 versal wail of the bereaved who refuse 
 to be comforted. Will they not let the 
 people go free, or is it the will of Pro- 
 vidence that the peo])le siiould free 
 themselves with a great deliverence? 
 "Come it must," said Adams, "may it 
 be pence; but if in blood let it come." 
 
 The year of grace, 1863, not unlikely 
 will be to the millions of America now 
 enslaved, the year of jubilee. Cod 
 grant it. 
 
 In common with all Upjier Canada, 
 the municipal battle for the jnesent 
 year is fougiit tiiroughoul the region 
 contiguous to Ottawa City. Within the 
 metropolitan city the contest was sharp, 
 especially for the Mayoralty. Mr. Fel- 
 lows had set his heart on honor as in- 
 troductory to other and higher posi- 
 tions, and as tending to wipe out the 
 stains of the Cambridge fraud. He 
 was, however, doomed to severe, but 
 just disai>pointment, and made to taste, 
 during the conllict, the bitter fruit of 
 his evil doing by pointed references to 
 his political sins. 
 
 It is a matter for study and instruc- 
 tion to mark the course fre<iuently pur- 
 sued at Township elections. How often 
 there is a total neglect of the qualities 
 necessary in a municipal councillor. 
 Some party on local consideration guide 
 the choice, and for dear life the voters 
 
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 will strive to return their man, who is 
 often as unfit for the otTice as his friends 
 are eager to placie him in it. In one 
 township on the Ottawa an entire batch 
 was elected this year, not one of whom 
 could draw U]) a resolution, if promised 
 a fortune for the operation. Two of 
 this .select number cannot speak English. 
 
 Our liberties in Canada have out- 
 stripped our intelligence, in fact, have 
 become a rod of self-infliction. We 
 want more conservatism, or the interests 
 of the countr}' will suffer. 
 
 Our political and municipal franciiise 
 is too enlarged, and as a consequence 
 too often men without stake, in fact, the 
 rabble, rule. The legislator wlio will 
 look this evil in the face, and devise 
 and carry through some remedy, will 
 deserve well of his country. 
 
 Our experience in this section of 
 Canada goes to favour, as an improve- 
 ment in the municipal law, a provision 
 to make the establishment of Wards in 
 Townships obligatory. At i)resent as 
 the law stands, interested jiarties man 
 age to stave off the e(]uitable and con- 
 venient system of Wards. 
 
 The weather here has been most 
 unisual for the season — exceedingly 
 mild, and very little snow. Cattle 
 feeding in the fields in January is sel- 
 d(jm seen near Ottawa. The lumber 
 interest has sufferetl for want of snow 
 — but at present there is a fair share 
 for ordinary ])urposes. In the winter 
 of 1819 the season was very much like 
 the jjresent one — scarcely any snow 
 came till March, and then it fell to the 
 dejjth of 4 feet, and blocked the roads. 
 
 The travel here has been mostly on 
 the ice, which is very thick, but being 
 very glare, glades are not easily seen, 
 ])articularly after dark, aiui several un- 
 wary travellers have lost their horses 
 and narrowly escaped themselves. 
 
 One poor man lost a span, harness, 
 sleigh, and load in a twinkling, and in 
 a very simjile way. He had fed them 
 at a tavern on the banks ; some distance 
 out was a glade ; a boy ])assing with a 
 hand sleigh caused the horses to take 
 fright, and not being tied galloped to- 
 wards the glade ; when nearing it the 
 
 animals sheered off and would have 
 escaped, bat the sleigh loaded with 
 coal slid round, dropjied in, and brought 
 the horses along — all sunk in an instant. 
 
 The ncwly-ai)pointed County Judge 
 for Frescott antl Russell has made his 
 appearance in our midst. 
 
 The resident Barristers who were 
 eligible made strenuous efforts, each, to 
 get the ai)pointment, but the Premier 
 has laid their ambitious views in the 
 dust by selecting Mr. Daniels, of Ham- 
 ilton, to take the jjlace of the late 
 Judge Friel. It is perhaps be.ler to 
 choose a foreigner to fill County Judge- 
 shii)s — more independence may be ex- 
 l)ccted in the exercise of the important 
 functions of the office. 
 
 Lack of independence was a painful 
 want in the late incumbent here, and it 
 is ho])ed we are going to be blessed 
 with a man who will perform his duty 
 in righteousness, and for righteousness' 
 sake. Adieu. Clarence. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, May 15, '63. 
 
 Dear Examiner, — On the 21st 
 April old Ottawa broke its prison doors, 
 and freed from the sway of stern win- 
 ter, invited once more to its smooth 
 waters, the commerce and travel of 
 another season. On the 29th the mail 
 steamers began their regular trips, thus 
 uniting, by river communication, the 
 political Capital elect with the commer- 
 cial capital of Canada. 
 
 The season here is very dry, which is 
 unfavorable to the farmer, and as much 
 so to the lumberer, as there is danger 
 of timber sticking on small stream.s. 
 Feed is very scarce and dear, and large 
 numbers of cattle have died of want. 
 
 The Ottawa people have had quite a 
 great "kick np' anent matters concern- 
 ing the railroad, i.e., the Prescott and 
 Ottawa Railroad. It appears that the 
 present management of the road is un- 
 satisfactory to certain parties, who, to 
 obtain a ciiange try the virtue of rowdy 
 expedient. Robert Bell, the President 
 of the road, lias been mobbed and 
 maltreated, forcible ])ossession taken of 
 the offices, and sundry other tilings 
 said and done of which tiiere will be a 
 
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 reckoning anon. Knowing that a 
 storm was brewing at liome, Mr. Hell 
 had to fly from Quebec to Ottawa, 
 thereby escaping one fight to enter into 
 another. It has been said that he was 
 glad to shirk the want of conlidence 
 motion, but he is not the man to desert 
 his colors, and the mal-content stock- 
 holders will find they have "the wrong 
 pig by the lug," when they try l)y illegal 
 and mean schemes to subvert him from 
 the due exercise of his duties as {'resi- 
 dent of the road. 
 
 Robert Bell is a self-made man, but 
 has done more towards advancing the 
 interests of the country than those of 
 himself, and if he could be induced to | 
 unmake a habit that destroys so many, , 
 few men could be more useful in Can- 
 ada than he. Possessed of a massive 
 intellect, bull-dog perseverence and un- 
 selfish disposition, he is bent on doing 
 great things for their own sake. In a 
 township midway between Ottawa and 
 Prescott, he sjjent the years of his 
 youth assisting his father in the labours 
 of a new farm, .\fter tiie farm work of 
 the day was closed, study occupied the ! 
 early hours of night. Potato planting i 
 and chopping were followed by astro- { 
 nomical observations, and thus the boy \ 
 was i)reparing to become tlie man wlio i 
 would occupy an honorable and elevat- j 
 ed position in the country. Familiar 
 with every acre of the surrounding | 
 country, this knowledge afterwards be- 1 
 came invaluable in locating the railroad. | 
 The duties of the farmer were exchang- 1 
 ed for those of the surveyor and engin- 
 eer. Mr. Bell performed several sur- 
 veys for the (lovernment which gained 
 him sjjecial credit. He bc< .une con- 
 nected with the press, and was thus en- 
 abled to exercise a ])owerful influence 
 in promoting Ottawa interests ; for the 
 manner in which he yielded this influ- 
 ence, he will, at a future time get more 
 renown than falls to his share as yet. 
 Among these interests the Ottawa and 
 Prescott Railroad stands foremost ; it 
 form.s a necessary link in the chain of 
 qualities which gave the City of Ottawa 
 the pre-eminence which it now enjoys. 
 Mr. Bell is now being paid with black 
 
 ingratitude, but time will blow ofl" the 
 dust, and it will then be seen that if 
 .VlcCrillivary, Coodwin, Hunter tS: Co. 
 were in the right, they would e.stablish 
 their jjosition by less ([uestionable 
 means than by turning rowdies, break- 
 ing and sma.shing the pr(i|)erty of the 
 road, and endangering the lives of the 
 officers and peaceful stockholders of 
 the Company. Dr. Hunter has an eye 
 to Russell, and would feign damage 
 Mr. Bell ; with him the end justifies the 
 means — foiled twice in gaining a seat in 
 the House, he has tried a desperate 
 game to favor his ambitious vie.v.s. If 
 true to themselves, the i)eoi)le of this 
 county will bid him seek a constituency 
 where he jiractices his quackery — in 
 New York and not take into their 
 confidence an adventurer who cares 
 neither for the county nor country, but 
 has some selfish purpose to gain by 
 entering Parliament. 
 
 The peo])le of Canada have self-gov- 
 ernment ; shall the boon i)rove a bane? 
 Wherefore do we not try to return men 
 of common sense and common honesty 
 
 and not men who make speeches to 
 suit the hustings and afterwards, on the 
 floor of the House, admit that they had 
 no faith in what they were saying -men 
 who to gain office will forswear the jiro- 
 fessions of their lives. Wherefore is 
 the country ])ut to the expense and an- 
 noyance of a general election after two 
 brief sessions ? l''orsootI) the Ion,"; 
 lived double-sluifilers can be borne with 
 no longer, and are forced to resign — J. 
 Sandfield forms a ministry on ])rinciples 
 of economy, and in one short year the 
 double-shufflers convict him of the very 
 sins they had committed, and anotlier 
 hoist is intended. Is t'-' vote of want 
 of confidence a patrio' : , vote, or a sel- 
 fish one? It seemr fun to our rulers, 
 and they sing jollily over their work 
 while the country must i)ay the cost. 
 
 May the electors of C!anada feel the 
 solemn duty that devolves u])on them 
 to return upright men who will fulfil 
 the high trust of legislature for the 
 benefit o'. the cour.try, and not simply 
 to aggr.'indize themselves. 
 
 Cl.AKKNCK. 
 
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To the Editor of the Canada Temper- 
 ance Advocate: 
 
 Clarence, Dec. 5, 1862. 
 
 Sir, — It may be interesting to your 
 many readers to learn the progress of 
 the good cause along this portion of the 
 Ottawa River. We date our com- 
 mencement in temjjerance to an early 
 period : when the Rev. Mr. Christmas 
 and other honoured names fought the 
 good fight in the City of Montreal, and 
 an e.xtra, semi-monthly, of the Cotirant, 
 published in tliat city, spread abroad 
 the news of success, and ably urged the 
 claims and benefits of r.'ostinence 
 among the people of Canada. 
 
 The Adi'ocate, the writer thinks, took 
 the ])lace of these extras, and well has 
 it continued for many years to do battle 
 in the warfare of truth. Would that 
 its support was more commensurate 
 .vi: its claims on the community. 
 
 In common with other places, the 
 history of the cause here jiresents a 
 fluctuating character — life and zeal suc- 
 ceeded by indifference — then again a 
 rallying of forces, and a determination 
 of no surrender until triumjjhant suc- 
 cess should gladden every nook and 
 bless every inhabitant of the land It 
 is just now a season of prosjjcrity in 
 this and adjoining neighborhoods. The 
 friends of the cause are at work, and a 
 great ingathering is the result, of multi- 
 tudes in the ranks of reform. The 
 enemy is abashed ; is smitten ; may he 
 be van(]uished, and may the makers 
 and vendors of intoxicants learn their 
 interest in the interest of their fellow- 
 men, and no longer hurt and destroy 
 their hrotlier man by following a trade 
 doubly cursed : it curses him who gives 
 as well as him who takes. 
 
 .\ terrible warning has been given 
 the tavern keepers here by the death of 
 
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 three of their number within a few 
 months — all living within a few miles of 
 each other — all in the ])rime of life, and 
 all clearly victims to the use of their 
 own li(|uor. One of them died while 
 deei)ly drunk, — may survivors take the 
 alarm and forsake the horrid traffic. 
 The Clarence society holds monthly 
 meetings which have been well sustain- 
 ed and ])rovcd successful in results. 
 Thirteen additions were made at the 
 last meeting, and nineteen at the meet- 
 ing before. Freedom of speech is per- 
 mitted in recitations of song and senti- 
 ment of a moral and useful kind ; not 
 always bearing on the subject of tem- 
 perance, although this tojiic is kept 
 ui)permost. The valuable aid of min- 
 isters is not wholly depended upon, 
 which is too much the case, and men 
 jaded with other cares unnecessarily 
 overtaxed. Variety is the spice of life, 
 and gives life to everything. There is 
 such a thing as talent hid, worth search- 
 ing for ; and we have found here an 
 impetus given to the good work by en- 
 listing as speakers men hitherto over- 
 looked, who have jJTOved the possession 
 of heads as well as hands, minds as 
 well as bodies, and who, although fully 
 cmjiloyed in redeeming the earth from 
 the dominion of the forest, manage to 
 read and think, and turn their reading 
 and thinking to valuable account. 
 
 In ("umberland during the past sum- 
 mer weekly meetings have been sustain- 
 ed and still continue. The people 
 there have become downright in earnest 
 as they have enjoyed a large measure 
 of success, in great numbers joining 
 the temperance ranks, both of the young 
 and many over whom the destroyer had 
 held long and mighty sway. The stir- 
 ring little village of Thurso, cosily nest- 
 led beside old Ottawa, has its Temple 
 as well as old Society, and the Templars 
 
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 weekly contemplate their own and 
 country's good, in sayings and doings 
 anent tlie common cause. Still further 
 interior, the (lore of I, ochaher presents 
 among its mountains another 'remi)le, 
 strong in number and strong in jjurpose 
 to put down strong drink. May their 
 strength not he spent in vain. Last 
 summer they held a most interesting 
 festival among ilie liills, at which some 
 hundreds spent a i)leasaiit day. 'I'he 
 Presbyterian church, tastefully decorat- 
 ed was laid out with tables covered 
 with good things, as abundant as gooii, 
 l)rep:ire<l by lady friends who, in com- 
 mon with other ladies in similar cir- 
 cumstances, if ])rivileged with less of 
 the saying had most of the tloing to 
 l)erform. The outer man iieing amjjly 
 sui)i)lied, the multitude adjourned to an 
 adjacent grove, where a jdalform and 
 seats accommodateil speakers and hear 
 ers. Speeches inters|)ersed with music 
 and song pleasantly occupied the rest 
 of the time, and towards evening the 
 crowd dispersed, well pleased with the 
 exercises, notwithstanding a drenching 
 shower closed the cold water doings of the 
 day. Soon after another Temple s])rang 
 from the (lore one, and is now inactive 
 and useful operation .- . (lilinour's Mills, 
 North Nation River. So closes, Mr. 
 Editor, our report of progress so far. 
 It is hoped still better things may be 
 said hereafter, and I trust one fruit of 
 the revival being enjoyed will appear in 
 an increase of subscribers to the Ad^o- 
 cate for next year. The Advocate well 
 merits the countenance and su])])t)rt of 
 the friends of temperance —long and 
 well has it sustained the heat and burden 
 of labor. We need union of effort — 
 moral suasion, legal suasion, heavenly 
 suasion, with the assistance of every 
 persuasion, and the jiowerful aid of the 
 press- -that the glori<nis work may ad- 
 vance and bless every portion of one's 
 own and other lands. W. PI 
 
 DEATH KROM I.IQUOK. 
 
 To the Editor of the Daily Witness : 
 
 Sir, — A few days ago this townshij) 
 was the scene of a painful event. 
 Samuel (lillis, a man respectably con- 
 
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 nected, but addicted to occasional in- 
 ebriety, partook of liquor in the tavern 
 of ICwen (!ameron, of 'I'hurso, and took 
 away a bottleful with him. In Clarence 
 he called at anothur tavern, and drank 
 freely of the contents of his bottle. 
 Hiram Johnson, a tavern-keei)er of 
 Vankleek ilill -soon after entered the 
 same house, taking with him a bottle of 
 brandy, from svhich he gave (lillis two 
 draughts. The latter, shortly after 
 swallowing the brandy, fell to the door, 
 was ])icked uj) and placed in a bed, and 
 ne.xt morning found dead, leaving a 
 worthy family to mourn the sad end of 
 its head. 
 
 The above facts came out at the in- 
 cpiest, and sjjcak for themselves, l-'ear- 
 ful res])onsibility rests somewhere. One 
 tavern-keeper began, the other finished 
 the work. A day of reckoning will 
 come : "Though hand join in hand the 
 wicked shall not go uni)unished.'" 
 
 W. 
 
 Clarence, l*'eb. 24lh, 1863. 
 
 To the Editor of the Baptist Ereeiium : 
 Dear Sir, — In the issue of your 
 excellent little jxiperof the 2,Stli March 
 a Teetotaler cavals at the Dunkin Hill, 
 and claims, from long experience and 
 careful observation, to speak with the 
 authority of a fatiier ; and believing this 
 aged friend of Temjjerance to be much 
 astray in his views, with your permission 
 I will try to blow away the smoke that 
 beclouds his mental vision anent this 
 subject. My good friend, I respect 
 years, but truth much more : and while 
 I say all honor to the man who lias 
 fought in the Temperance ranks for 35 
 years, and I would remind him that the 
 instruments and missiles of military 
 warfare are changing and improving, 
 and old fogies of the time of Nelson 
 and Wellington, wiio should condenm 
 ironclads and guns of five miles range, 
 would be treated with no forbearance 
 on the ground <if long ex])erience. So 
 in the moral wnld, |)rogress and im- 
 provement mark the aim and efforts of 
 society. The Temperance cause has 
 passed through several phases, and the 
 
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 last improvement in Canada is partial 
 and conditional prohibition. We accept 
 it only as a half measure, but believe it 
 calculated to d(j much good, and a val- 
 uable step in advance, even though oj)- 
 |)osed by fossils like yourself weildcd to 
 first i)rinciples, who instead of forgetting 
 the things behind and pushing forward 
 to the praise of their high calling, 
 grumble if jostled in the way, and jjoint 
 to their whitening locks to vindicate 
 the soundness of their views. It is 
 plain you advocate moral suasion only, 
 and condemn legal suasion entirely. 
 
 My friend, is not 35 years more than 
 sufficient to try one method ? Do, I 
 beseech you, make some advance. Hear 
 in mind legal suasionists condemn not 
 moral suasion but regard ilasthe first and 
 best means,yot find it insufficient, and seek 
 this additional help, and why not? Do 
 you condemn legislation on the Sab- 
 bath, on blasphemy, on indecent expos- 
 ure of the person, if not why condemn 
 legislation in a vice that leads to all 
 these crimes, and is the fruitful source 
 of every evil that afflicts mankind. 
 
 .My friend, your arguments ag.iinst 
 Dunkin's Bill will not hold water. You 
 say, before passing such, that Parliament 
 would have done better in ])assing a 
 law i)rohiliiting the manufacture and 
 importation of into.xicating liquors first. 
 Very true, but in such case Mr. Dun- 
 kin's Hill would be waste paper, and 
 you know very well we have tried in 
 vain to get such a law, and because we 
 could not, would it have been wise to 
 refuse what we could get ; and you 
 yourself achiiit this Hill has two good 
 provisions, by facilitating the conviction 
 of illicit vendors, and rendering spirit 
 dealers responsible for the consequences 
 of their traffic ; also that some tempor- 
 ary good will follow the prohibitory by- 
 laws passed under it in some localities, 
 but that it will advance the cause gener- 
 ally you have no ho]jes. 
 
 And why ? Heca jse, you say, if legis- 
 lation precedes public opini(m its Acts 
 will remain a dead letter. 
 
 Well now, the Dunkin Hill is just the 
 thing for you ; it provides for testing the 
 jjiiblic opinion first, and prohibiting only 
 
 when public opinion approves. 
 
 If not afterwards carried out, the 
 more the pity it is not the fault of the 
 law but the jjcople. Again the Dunkin 
 Hill is a national feeler, and if generally 
 acted upon, prohibition entire will fol- 
 low. 
 
 Yourobjectionsonthegroundof whole- 
 sale vending being allowed is not valid ; it 
 is in the dram-shop and tavern where 
 drunkenness is chiefly promoted, and if 
 these can be put down tem])tationwillbe 
 abated, and a great point gained. How 
 can you reconcile your objections with 
 the declaration, " I will rejoice in any 
 measure tendin^:^ to the su])prcssion of 
 the evil of intemperance." 
 
 Does not the Dunkin Hill tend to 
 this ? Your own admission allows it ; 
 then why condemn it, and ridicule the 
 idea of its making teetotallers by Act 
 of L'arliamcnt, and why not make them 
 by law, if every other method fails, as 
 well as make men hor.ost by law. 
 
 When, Jiray, will the time come when 
 public opinion will be x\\ic for prohibi- 
 tion ? When it is ripe the law will be 
 uncalled for As well condemn laws 
 forbidding theft or murder because the 
 crimes are still cominitted, and in many 
 cases the guilty escape punishment. 
 
 Proliii)iti()n of the licjuor traffic is 
 legitimate legislation. The laws of God 
 and interests of man demand it ; and 
 hereafter as much horror will be awak- 
 ened in looking back upon such traffic 
 being permitted as we feel in relation 
 to the slave trade. Temperance men 
 acce])t Mr. Dunkin's Hill meanwhile, 
 and thank that gentleman for it, and 
 hope he will live to introduce and 
 carry a measure that will go the whole 
 figure, and draw down upon his head 
 the blessings of thousands ready to 
 perish, and I hope you, my friend, will 
 live to see and bless the day. 
 
 Prohibitionist. 
 
 Clarence, April 3, 1865. 
 
 [When the communication above re- 
 ferred to was published, we intended, 
 when " Teetotaller" had completed his 
 letters, to make some remarks upon 
 them ; but being absent last week, we 
 
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 TEMPERANCE. 
 
 were not aware that another letter had 
 been forwarded. Upon reading the last 
 communication, however, we could 
 scarcely refrain from the opinion that 
 the writer w s either a liquor-dealer 
 hiui.1,.11 or that his brain was dyspeptic 
 on the Temi)erance question. If the 
 best authority can be relied on, there is 
 not a single town in the whole Province 
 in which there are not more drunkards 
 than in the whole State of Maine, 
 where a prohibitory law is in full force. 
 Where our correspondent says that 
 " with a large number of people taverns 
 and groggeries are needed ])laces, and 
 the license makes them lawful," we are 
 at a loss to know how ii:- has arrived 
 at such a conclusion For what are 
 they needed ? To spread vice, poverty, 
 disease and misery broadcast over the 
 land, and ])eople the regions of dark- 
 ness with souls that might shine in 
 heaven ? If this is necessary then they 
 are needed. Again we ask how can 
 licenses make them lawful institutions ? 
 Can man make legal and right tiiat 
 which (lod and universal truth has 
 branded with infamy? But we leave 
 him with " Prohibitionist." — En.] 
 
 Temperance in Peterborough. 
 
 Sir, — I liave read with much inter- 
 est the letter in your issue of the 23rd 
 inst.,signed" An Old Teetotaller."* I 
 recognize in the writer, a cliampion in 
 the good cause, with whom I signed 
 the pledge nearly fifty years ago in a 
 place remote from his i)resent dwelling. 
 For many years, shoulder to shoulder 
 with others, like minded, and not in 
 vain, we did battle in the tcmi)erance 
 army in full concord, ad(Ji)ting the i^ro- 
 gressive phases of this moral war, until 
 legal prohibition became a plank in the 
 platform of the advanced advocates of 
 temperance. 
 
 On this point we joined issue and 
 jmrted company, and it is on this jioint 
 I desire to comment briefly, as I re- 
 garded the tendency of my friend's 
 , lews very damaging to the interests of 
 our glorious enterprise. Ke paints in 
 
 Mils brother. J. K. 
 
 alarming colors the mixed up state of 
 affairs in Peterborough ; and it is pro- 
 bable both the temperance men and 
 the Town Council are at fault. No 
 law, however good, amounts to aught 
 if permitted to remain a dead letter. 
 
 It may be hoped this outspoken ex- 
 posure of delincjuency will move the 
 guilty to action and that order will yet 
 rise out of confusion. Creat changes 
 usually involve more or less trouble of 
 this kind. 
 
 Your correspondent accounts for the 
 muddle on grounds which betray his 
 unsound notions anent prohibition ex- 
 pressed thus. 
 
 "And this to me appears to be the 
 error the friends of temperance have 
 fallen mto in submitting too early 
 ' legal suasion ' — coercive measures in 
 fixct — in place of their only legitimate 
 power in the present state of society." 
 When, pray, is the set time to come, 
 wiien society will be ready, and how 
 known when legislation may be invoked 
 to abolish t'l : hellish traffic of strong 
 drink ? Is it when moral suasion has 
 converted everybody to temperance 
 opinions? or when, in language of 
 Scripture, " They shall not hurt nor de- 
 stroy in all my iioly mountain, for the 
 earth shall be full of tiie knowledge of 
 the Lord as the waters cover the sea?" 
 
 In either case no occasion would ex- 
 ist for prohibition, and its enactment 
 would be folly. It may be "An Old 
 Tetotaller " considers society would be 
 ready when a majority of voters favored 
 prohibition. 
 
 Well, hiow are we to ascertain when 
 a majority can be counted on? Some 
 legislation is necessary to test the ques- 
 tion. Such legislation we have, and a 
 majority of the votes in Peterbfirough 
 was cast against liciuor-selling. Still 
 our friend is not satisfied, and he evi- 
 dently wants a majority of ^// the peo- 
 ple to be consulted, voters and non- 
 voters; hence he says: "I am perfect 
 ly satisfied that the majority of our 
 jiopulation is in favor of the drinking 
 usages of the day, or at all events, the 
 majority want and will have intoxicating 
 
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 liquors, and where a demand exists a 
 supply will be had." 
 
 A gloomy conclusion verily, and the 
 man who draws it must e.xpect to leave 
 this 'vorld hopeless of speedy im])rove- 
 ment in .society. It is a comfortable 
 doctrine to the liquor dealers, and, in 
 fact, I think our friend, without mean- 
 ing it. stands convicted of giving com- 
 fort and supjjort to the enemy. By 
 what means does he become satisfied 
 that a majority of our people "are in 
 favor of the drinking usages of the dav ?" 
 Mr. Editor, I regard such an opinion 
 an aspersion on the inhabitants of Can- 
 ada. 
 
 Doubtless nothing is further from 
 your correspondent's intentions, but 
 the fact is the same. Take for example 
 the abstainers, the portion of moderate 
 
 drinkers that would aid albeit their 
 present praictice, the multitude of im- 
 moderate drinkers who wish the tempt- 
 ation out of the way, the thousands of 
 the young old enough to know good 
 from evil, who would be influenced on 
 the right side, and add to the.se three- 
 fourths of the female portion of the 
 country (a .safe number), and I venture 
 to affirm we have already a vast major- 
 ity in the land favourable, yea, yearning 
 for nrohibition. I hope your corres- 
 pou lent will amend his record and 
 that your readers will stand proof 
 against the mistaken idea that prohibi- 
 tion entire and immediate would be 
 premature. 
 
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 To the Editor of the Ottiuiui Citizen : 
 
 Sir, — In your weekly issue of the 
 9tli instant, a correspondent, over the 
 signature of " Cheops," offers, for the 
 entertainment of your readers, a chapter 
 on what he styles "The Theatrical 
 l)reaching of Mr. Dunlop and Lord 
 Cecil." 
 
 What does this writer mean by 
 theatrical preaching? Does the place 
 justify the language, or is the matter 
 and style of preaching tlieatrical? Ver- 
 ily, such language was never worse aj)- 
 plied. More simple, direct Bible 
 preaching is rarely, if ever, heard from 
 any li])s, clerical or lay. These gentle- 
 men will not be astt nislied beyond 
 measure, nor will tliey be induced to 
 alter their course in order to escape 
 censure. They will call to mnid the 
 words s])oken by certain philosophers 
 regarding the prince of preaciiers. 
 " \Vliat will this b.ibbler say ?" andglorv 
 in sharing wiili Paul evil sjjeaking for 
 their Master's sake. 
 
 " Cheops " denominates them " two 
 unanointed, unconsecrated laymen," 
 Was any other kind of laymen ever 
 heard of ? If anointed anil conseirat- 
 ed, would they continue laymen? I?ut 
 may they not, minus the autliority gain- 
 ed by the laying on of hantis, possess a 
 commission of greater weiglit than r, an 
 can bestow, and have aijplied to them 
 the words, " But the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abidetii in you, 
 and ye need not that any man teach 
 you." 
 
 What does your corresjjondent mean 
 by styling Mr. Dunlop's address "a 
 leprous commentary ?" Is such langu- 
 age becoming one who assumes to be 
 
 a critic on the doctrines and types of 
 the Bible ? It is, however, in keeping 
 with his closing remarks on Lord 
 Cecil's address, "a more crazy exposi- 
 tion of Scripture no human being ever 
 before listened to." And how many 
 crazy liuman beings did listen to it, and 
 will again crowd the theatre to listen to 
 similar crazy expositions ? And num- 
 bers will be eternally benclltted by go- 
 ing, because it pleases God by tlie fool- 
 ishness of preaching to save them that 
 believe. 
 
 Casting aspersions on preachers who 
 deviate from the beaten track ])rescrib- 
 ed, is easily done, for there is red-tapism 
 in religion as well as in secular matters. 
 He who spake as never man sjiake, 
 was accused of blasphemy, and adjudg- 
 ed worthy of deatli. Paul was a " |)es- 
 tilent fellow," and his fellow-apostles no 
 better. So has it been all the way 
 down to the present day. Earnestness 
 in religif)n besjjeaks a man mad or 
 crazy, and multitudes deem 
 
 " I'aith want ofconunoii srnsr. 
 And .irdor in the i;iiristi;in rnce 
 .■\ hypocrite's pretence. ' 
 
 Who., in his da)', so abundant in 
 labor and success, as Whitfield, and 
 Iiow did he fare? Did his own i luircl) 
 honor or dishonor him ? He — 
 
 " Stood I'illoried on Infamy's hiKh Ptjige. 
 
 .\ntl Ijoro the peltiii>^ storm ot half an Ji^;e, 
 
 The vi^ry butt of slander, and the hU)t 
 
 I''or every dart that malice ever shot. 
 
 The man "'ho mentioned him at once ilismissvil 
 
 All mercy from his lips, and sneered and hissed. 
 
 Assailed by scandal and the toiiKtie of strife. 
 
 His only answer was a lilameless life; 
 
 And he that forced, and he that threw the ' t, 
 
 I lad each a brother's interest in his iieart 
 
 It is no extravagant language to say 
 that the advent of Lord Cecil and 
 Messrs. Dunlop and 'I'urner, on the 
 Ottawa, is an era in its history, and it 
 may be hoped that " Cheojjs " ;vill yet 
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 men so eminently honored of God, 
 For many weeks, this summer, they 
 have labored in several townships be- 
 low Ottawa City, on both sides of the 
 river, with results such as have ])robab- 
 ly never before been witnessed in any 
 portion of Canada. Hundreds have 
 been converted, with whom religion has 
 indeed become the one thing needful. 
 Clarence and Cumberland, as well as 
 Lochaber, and Buckingham, can attest 
 to the truth of this statement. And 
 what were the means employed? 'I'lie 
 simple Gos]jel, |)reached in the simplest 
 manner, by men in downright earnest 
 — by men who sought not ours hut lis 
 — ^who eat their own bread and sk'|)t in 
 their own tent — who preached every 
 night to the multitudes that came from 
 far and near and tarried late, hanging 
 on the lips ot the speakers as if they 
 had been messengers from Heaven. 
 Every hour of every day was fully em- 
 l)loyed in visiting the homes of these 
 multitudes, reacling, conversing and 
 praying with them, thus fulfilling the 
 injunction " instant in season and out 
 of season." 
 
 Undue excitement had no part in 
 this revival. The words sjioken were 
 those of truth and soberness. Nor 
 was its influence confined to the notor- 
 iously wicked or ignorant. Many who 
 had deemed themselves good, and per- 
 sons of education and position have 
 been huini)led to confess a change 
 never before experienced. Ministers 
 of various denominations, and among 
 them men whose learning and talents 
 will compare favorahly witii those of 
 ministers generally, have stood aside 
 and given place to those " unanointed 
 laymen," believing that they had a 
 special message to the people, and re- 
 sults have proved they had. 'I'liese 
 ministers, themselves, have also been 
 benefitted. They have learned a new 
 lesson, even in preaching — ^to be more 
 earnest, flirect and simple. 
 
 Has the population of Ottawa city 
 less need of iieing rousedfroin spiritual 
 slumber than the people ol those town- 
 ships had ? Or are its ministers less 
 needful than others of being reminded 
 
 of their duty as watchmen ? Is it fair, 
 wise, or just, not to speak of higher 
 considerations, to criticise as " Cheops" 
 has done, the preaching of these de- 
 voted, disinterested, honored men ? 
 If no other consideration avails to 
 check his irreverant mirth, some sage 
 advice uttered by one of old might be 
 profitably pondered by him ; " I say 
 unto you refrain from ' these men, and 
 let them alone ; for if this counsel or 
 this work be of men it will come to 
 naught. But if of God ye cannot over- 
 throw it, lest haply ye be found to fight 
 against God." 
 
 Please allow both sides a hearing 
 and oblige. 
 
 Yours, &c., 
 
 Vindicator. 
 Banks of the Ottawa, Oct. 12, 1868. 
 
 To the Editor of the Ottawa Citizen : 
 
 Sir, — Circumstances seem to neces- 
 sitate the secular press in Ottawa sup- 
 plying, in a measure, the lack in that 
 city of a religious organ. The Citizen 
 seems to be the elected medium, through 
 which are discussed the merits and 
 demerits of the men who, as instru- 
 ments, oriLMnated the religious interest 
 now widL -pread in the Valley of the 
 Ottawa. 
 
 The writer, some time since, defend- 
 ed in the Citizen the work and views of 
 these men : nor would he now abate 
 one jot or title of the honor and credit 
 then accorded them. But the truth 
 which men proclaim does not excuse 
 th' error they teach — in fact, being 
 m.ved, with tru'h. increases tlie danger 
 anil necessity '>\ resisting it. The 
 api.stle honored to introduce the Gospel 
 to the Gentiles, afterwards, in relation 
 to them, acted so inconsistently that a 
 greater apostle "withstood him to the 
 face, because he was to be blamed." 
 
 To I.ord \. r. Cecil and Mr. Dunlop 
 it might be said : " Ye did run well ; 
 who did hinder you that ye should nut 
 obey the truth ?" In the townships 
 below ()ttawa they were received with 
 ojicn arms. The doors of most of the 
 churches were thrown ojien, and the 
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 people to their teaching. These gentle- 
 men professed to belong to no sect, and 
 to know nothing among men "save Jesus 
 Christ and him crucified." Being ques- 
 tioned about the " Hrethren," they dis- 
 claimed any connection with tiiat body, 
 and spoke of them as being more in- 
 tensely sectarian than any other. The 
 preaching of these men was effectual in 
 doing much good ; and, had they been 
 content wiili referring their converts to 
 ///«• Book for guidance in their future 
 course, and passed on to new fiekls and 
 fresh trium])hs as Evangelists,they would 
 iiave escaped grave charges witli which 
 they now reejuire to be withstood to the 
 face, for tiiey are to l)e blamed. Tramp- 
 ling under foot tlie amenities of C'hris- 
 tian and gentlemanly courtesy, within 
 the very buildings so frankly throvn 
 open to them, they denounce ministi.TS 
 and churclies of every name with an 
 assurance of infallibility ill in accord- 
 ance with that charity that thinketh no 
 evil, or that love which rejoiceth in good, 
 by whomsoever accomplished. It is 
 only in the last year of the world, ac- 
 cording to Baxter's figures, that good is 
 being done, and babes are doing it. 
 The year is past, and the world remains. 
 Mr. Baxter is at fault, and so are they 
 who sjieak c(jntem|)tuously of ministers 
 and churches, liolh are ai))iointed of 
 (Jod, and for centuries, from those of 
 different names, has sounded out the 
 word, as a savor of life to millions now 
 tuning their h.irps in the upper sanctu- 
 ary. 
 
 'I'he converts of these gentlemen are 
 instructed to shun all churches, as they 
 are already in the church general. They 
 are taught loose views with regard to 
 the conmiunion -that any one may ad- 
 minister it and to any number — two 
 are ;iufficient. These instructions car- 
 ried out would justify groujjsof Simday 
 Scho(.'l children getting U|i little com- 
 munions of their own. 
 
 It might be expected of men bred to 
 discii)line, and close readers of the 
 Scrijjtures, that they would note and 
 follow tiie injunctions of order anent 
 the Lord's .Supper. 'I'liey not only use 
 their influence to withdraw mem' ;rs 
 
 from churches to which they belong, 
 but try to induce them to join that body 
 before denounced as intensely sectarian. 
 To this end, leaders of the order visit 
 the several localities, and chime in 
 chorus denouncing ministers and 
 churches. These apostles of annihila- 
 tion look on Canada as their ajjpointed 
 field — all ministers and churches their 
 lawful prey, given into their han('s by 
 the Most High, as fully as the Canan- 
 ites were to Israel of old. 
 
 In nothing should men be more 
 honest than in religion. If it is the 
 mission of these gentlemen to demolish 
 churches and to build u])tho "Brethren,' 
 let them frankly say so and we shall 
 know our fate. .At the same time let 
 theiu inform themselves if these "Breth- 
 ren" possess, throughout the world, an 
 exclusive claim to iieing the excellent of 
 the earth, walking in all thj command- 
 ments and ordinances of tiie Lord, 
 blameless. Are they all of one mind 
 and one heart? Do they all jjossess 
 the (juality of cohesion, and are they 
 steadfastly contending for the faith once 
 delivered to the saints? Can they 
 boast superiority to all others in efforts 
 at home and abroad in turning men 
 from darkness to light, and from the 
 power of sin and Satan to the service 
 of the Lord. The church which fultlls 
 best the commission " Co into all the 
 world and preach the Cospel to every 
 creature"' has the best claim to super- 
 I iority. and not that wiiich shrivels 
 I charity lo so narrow limits as to say, 
 j " We are the people, and wisdom will 
 j die with us." 
 
 l''orbear, ye preachers, of ])lanting 
 j and then plucking u|) -buikling with 
 ! one hand and ])ulling down with the 
 1 other. The track of Paul became 
 studded with churches. Yours pro- 
 mises, like that of an advancing army, 
 to be marked by desolation and wreck. 
 
 \'|.\1>H AlOK. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, Jan. 12, 1869. 
 
 To //if Editor of the Ottawa Citiztn : 
 
 Sir, — It is usual to record the move- 
 ments of great men, particularly those 
 of men of war, whose doings engage 
 
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 general interest. At several points on 
 the Ottawa just now, the appliances of 
 spiritual warefare are being emj)loyed 
 to demolish sundry churches, whose 
 existence is deemed contrary to Scrip- 
 ture, as read and expounded by some 
 who are wiser than what is written. To 
 tliis end, men of ordinary capacity, 
 have been sent witli limited success. 
 To secure complete victory, a great 
 gun of extraordinary (Armstrong) cali- 
 bre, has appeared on the stage in the 
 person of Mr. Hook. It would ac^m 
 to be expected that this Hook will 
 fasten on the roofs of our little Zions 
 and topple them all to the ground. 
 What desolation ! 'i"he thought of it 
 might cause rivers of water to run down 
 our eyes, did we forget thai error, like a 
 bubble, abides but for a time ; while 
 truth, like its author, is the same yes- 
 terday, to-day and forever. The ])re- 
 sumjituous little few located in Ottawa, 
 who arrogate to tlicmselves being the 
 only true rei)resentalive type of a 
 Christian Church, would do well in 
 tiieir proselyting efforts to imitate Paul. 
 — "Yea, so have I strived to jireach 
 the Ciospel, not where Christ was nam- 
 ed, lest I should build on another 
 man's foundation.' 
 
 Let them take this lesson of true, 
 Christian, manly dignity — act ujran it, 
 and go into tiie waste places of the 
 land where the peo])le are famishing 
 for the broad o{ life, and waste not 
 tlieir time in crying down ministers 
 and seeking to divide and break down 
 chunhes. lUit if they will not persist 
 in this courst.' let them emiiloy some 
 more likely clnuni)i()n than tliis Coliah, 
 Mr. Hook ; or otherwise school him 
 into how he ought to i)ehave himself in 
 the house of Cod. Such rash, unseem- 
 ly remarks in speaking and wicked ir- 
 reverence in jirayer, as he is guilty of, 
 are not easily matciied, and yet he 
 claims to be a follower and teacher of 
 him who was meek and lowly of heart, 
 whose voice was not heard in the 
 street, and who in his intercourse with 
 men pitied rather than reviled poor 
 sinners. In one of Mr. Hook's recent 
 crusades down the Ottawa to demolisii 
 
 churches, he gave startling proofs of 
 his irreverence and devilishness of 
 nature. 
 
 Professing to pray, he desired God 
 to silence the dogs that were making a 
 noise, and to cast out the dumb devils 
 in those girls who stood up to be pray- 
 ed for, but wiio would not answer when 
 spoke to, and asked the Lord to strike 
 him dead if he was the cause of their 
 not being converted. 
 
 On another occasion he asked the 
 Lord to take away those sinners who 
 would not be converted, and send them 
 at once to hell, where they ought to 
 be. In s])eaking he claimed to know 
 who were Christians and who were 
 not, and said he could chalk every true 
 believer, ])rovided the chalk held out. 
 This wns done by the answers given to 
 the enquiry, " Are you a Christian?" 
 To one who would say, " I do not 
 know ; I ho|-e so ; I go to church," 
 ike, he would say, "You will go to 
 hell and be damned." 
 
 How appropriate the caution to such 
 a teacher— "Judge not that ye be not 
 judged." Yet we are asked to fly our 
 ministers and run after such and save 
 our souls. 
 
 If this is an ackno'vledged sample 
 of IMymouth jireaching and preachers, 
 "Oh, my soul, come not thou into 
 their secret ; unto their assembly mine 
 honor be not thou united." 
 
 V^INDICATOR. 
 
 Banks of tiie Ottawa, Feb. i, 1869. 
 
 The Way They Work. 
 
 Mk. Imiuok, In a recent number 
 of tiie Baptist a letter ajjpeared over 
 the signature of J. Cooper, giving an 
 account of the Evangelistic labours of 
 tliree men in Western Canada, of 
 whom Mr. Cooper sjieaks in the high- 
 est terms The style and spirit of that 
 letter do credit to the head and heart 
 of its author. If he would allow it 
 many might correct him in one point — 
 that of giving those Christian gentle- 
 men the name of PlymoNffi Brethren. 
 They do not act, so far as I'lastern ex- 
 perience is concerned, like those came- 
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 tile variety of tiie colours of tiieir opin- 
 ions, and the morning cloud in the in- 
 stability of these o])inions. 
 
 This section of the country lias been 
 visited by three Evangelists, men ot 
 aristocratic connections— one a Lord. 
 As the i)roscribed British officers, who 
 were not allowed to serve their heaven- 
 ly as well as their earthly sovereign at 
 the same time, and who imitatetl Moses 
 in their choice between the two, tiieir 
 fame is wide-sjjread. Last summer 
 witnessed in the Ottawa Valley the 
 labours of these men. They disclaim- 
 ed connection with any church or body, 
 and preached incessantly " the old, 
 old story," while converts flocked to 
 the standard of the cross as doves to 
 their windows The doors of the Bap- 
 tist chapels were thrown open, anil the 
 ministers, for a long lime, waived all 
 official right to teach and ])reach. This 
 right was accepted and used so fully 
 by the officers, that the men who grant- 
 ed it were left unnoticed, either in be- 
 ing asked to assist, or in being consult- 
 ed as to the appointment of services or 
 otherwise. But, as great good was be 
 ing done the vi-tually interdicted min- 
 isters, fearful of hindering it, remained 
 in the dust. One duty they were per- 
 mitted for a time to perform, exclusive- 
 ly, namely, baptising. Many score 
 professed their faith, and were buried 
 with (."luist ill Ba])tism, the three of- 
 ficers among the number. They, how- 
 ever disclaimed being Bajitists, and de- 
 clined joining the church. 
 
 In process of time it came to pass 
 that the gooil men, who had been so 
 signally blessed in building up, began 
 to pull down. It trans|)ire<l, that, 
 though denying Plymouth Brethrenism 
 they truly were one with the jieople so 
 called. Their power over the con- 
 verts was immense, ami they tlelermin- 
 ed to use it fully. The leaders of 
 Plymouthism were sent, and are still 
 being sent, among the converts to 
 teach grand truths mingled with dan- 
 gerous errors. The officers feeling 
 strong in their position, threw off all 
 reserve, and, it may be added, some- 
 
 thing of due regard to good manners. 
 Within the building of a Presbyterian 
 body, they denounce the system of the 
 people worshiping therein ; and in a 
 Ba])tist chapel, condemn restricted 
 communion and church order. With 
 their frientls of the Plymouth school 
 they are loud in denouncing ministers, 
 missionaries and churches of every 
 kind. Although immerseil themselves 
 by Baptist ministers, they do all they 
 can to ]irevent converts going to min- 
 isters for the purpose, and now i)er- 
 form the ordinance themselves. 
 I It will be a matter of astonishment 
 how men so good, can act so unworth- 
 ily, and how men, holding errors so 
 grave, can be so blessed. Unriddle the 
 enigma who may, facts cannot be dis- 
 puted. One thing is certain, the.se 
 ICvangclists, notwithstanding the ap- 
 ])earance of dissimulation, are earnest, 
 single-minded, devoted men, and sin- 
 cere in error. The day they fell in 
 with Plymouthism was an unhappy day 
 for their usefulness. One may conjec- 
 ture what a blessing these men might 
 have been in Canada, had they con- 
 fined themselves to simply jireaching 
 the (lospel. But they liave cripi)led 
 their energies, and marred their future 
 usefulness by the course adopted here. 
 Christians in other localities, warned 
 by the experience of the peo]ile on the 
 Ottawa, will be afraid of them, or at 
 least not accord the hearty and unre- 
 served receinion that was given them 
 here. 
 
 In one locality there are over one 
 hundred converts, who are warned 
 against joining any church. To the.se 
 the communion is administered every 
 .sabbath. They are frequently styled 
 Ct'ti/iaiis, as Lord Cecil is the spiritual 
 father of most of them, but whether 
 they will retain the name, or what will 
 become of them, as regards church 
 organization, remains to be seen. 
 When 1 .Old Cecil leaves, a strong bond 
 of union will be broken, and a scatter- 
 ing will be apt to follow. Many of 
 them have been immersed, and all 
 would likely be, if scriptural order 
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 these good men to give the communion 
 to iinl)aptiseci persons, tlie only retjuire- 
 nient being an assurance of conversion. 
 As another samjile of the mistaken 
 and erroneous teachings afforded their 
 converts, it may be mentioned that, at 
 a reciMi meeting, Lord Cecil observed 
 that some one who took part in speak- 
 ing ha(] made prei)aration, and con- 
 demned such conduct by saying that 
 they should trust to the Spirit alone for 
 help. 
 
 .Mr. Dunloj) is the ruling ])ower in 
 another locality where he has chiefly 
 laboured. After being useful to many, 
 other fields claimed his attention, antl 
 he apparently took leave after giving 
 much good counsel. But some im- 
 pulse or rumour soon brought him back 
 to labor in drawing off the members of 
 one of the Baptist C^hurches that re- 
 ceived him so frankly and unsusjjcct- 
 ingly. In a building a few rods from 
 the liaptist Ciiapel, he has started a 
 communion service, so free, that all 
 that feel sure of solvation may partake. 
 A numbjr of church members, most of 
 whom are young converts, join him, 
 many without knowing or understand- 
 ing what they are doing. Tlnis Plym- 
 outhism is at present waging war on 
 several churclies, which little dreamed 
 of danger from that quarter. Some of 
 our ministers are too (]uiet, and trust 
 to the evil killing itself — overlooking 
 that there are times when it is neces- 
 sary " to contend for the fltith which 
 was once delivered unto the saints." 
 There is an exception in one, whose 
 Celtic blood warms when he hears 
 church order and ministers denounced, 
 and he comes down on the teachers of 
 such heresy, with an avalanche of 
 scripture truth, that overwhelms and 
 scatters them, so that they play shy of 
 his people. 
 
 No doubt most excellent jjcople are 
 among the Flymouth brethren. But 
 the system is bad, and much of it is 
 delusion. They claim to be taught by 
 one spirit ; if so, why such tliversity 
 and instability? I'ake a few exam|)les. 
 The leader of the body whose baneful 
 influence is at work here, was, some 
 
 years ago, immersed on a jirofession of 
 faith ; afterwards he got his unconvert- 
 ed children baptised (sprinkled?) Sub- 
 secpiently, in the early jjart of last sum- 
 mer, he innnersed ft)ur candidates, and 
 a few months later he refused to im- 
 merse a candidate for the ordinance, 
 and declared he did not believe in it. 
 Others among them stoutly contend 
 for immersion, while some regard all 
 kinds of water l)a])tism of no value. 
 One brother in Montreal, a Mr. Mann, 
 goes farther still, and favours the world 
 with a tract, now in circulation, in 
 which he states that the apostles never 
 carried out the Lord's commission in 
 the matter of baptism that it is a car- 
 nal ordinance never intended for the 
 Gentiles. These are the peojjle guided 
 by one sjiirit. Truly they re(]uire a 
 discerner of s])irits — a gift which prob 
 ably ceased with .the gift of miracles. 
 They might jirofitably conclude with 
 Peter, " we have also a more sure word 
 of prophecy, whereunto ye tlo well that 
 ye take heed, as unto a light that shin- 
 eth in a dark place, until the day dawn 
 and the day star arise in your hearts." 
 
 One of the tan('ies of the Brother- 
 hood is being guided by the Si)irit, 
 overlooking the test of truth in the 
 word. Another vagary is seeking to 
 be directed in duty by opening the 
 bible, or tossing up a copjier — the act 
 being preced-jd by prayer. 
 
 Prayer is often i)rostituted and be- 
 comes an irreverent tirade. A great 
 gun of the order, named Mr. Hooke, 
 just now employed againstthe churches, 
 lately, while jjrofessing to lead in ])ub- 
 lic prayer, asked the .Almighty in a 
 rude manner to silence those dogs that 
 were making a noise. At another 
 part of the services, he prayed that 
 the dumb devils might be cast out of 
 three girls, who had stood \x\t to be 
 prayed for, but would not answer when 
 spoken to, and that, if he were the 
 cause of hindrance in their conversion, 
 he might be struck dead on the spot. 
 .\nother disciple of the order i)rayed 
 that the dogs might stop/ barking, the 
 babies cease crying, the bells be kejn 
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 a good meeting. A .shocking mstanco 
 of malignant presumption occurred on 
 another occasion, wlien tlie ab)vo 
 named preaciier prayed liie Lord t) 
 take tlio.se sinner.s wlio would not be 
 converted, and .send them at once to 
 hell, where tliey deserved to go. 
 
 Tiieir manner of observing the com 
 munion, in these ])arts is quite novel. 
 .\ minister, as sucli is not lo preside, 
 and anyone present, even the youngest 
 boy, may preside, if moved thereto. 
 The |jrofessed special object in gatiier- 
 ing is to break l)rend, any religious ex- 
 ercises engaged in are incidental, and 
 depend on the Spirit. 'There is, how- 
 ever, no breaking of bread, as eacii one 
 picks a piece from a loaf passed rouivl. 
 It is observable, too, tliat the moti(jns 
 of the spirit are dependent on the char- 
 acter of the communicants— the most 
 forward are 'iie persons chiefly moved. 
 One excuse for the crusade against the 
 churches, and the h.)lding of these ir- 
 regular communions, is the exclusion, 
 on .the part of the churches, of unbaj) 
 tised person^ from the Lord's supper. 
 They maintain that they wish to ex- 
 hibit the oneness of the body of (Christ ; 
 yet, though so liberal in i)rofession, no 
 body is practically more narrow. They 
 take into their communion all who will 
 come unto them, but they will com- 
 mune with none in return. 
 
 This is a lime of trial ; to the law 
 and the testimony, the only chart to 
 guide the eneiuirer into all truth, and 
 to it all will do well to take heed. 
 
 i:. W. 
 
 Hanks of the Ottawa, Feb., 1869. 
 
 Extempore Preaching. 
 
 .Mr. Eimiok : 'I'wo ministerial writ- 
 ers recently ajjiieared in the Baf^tiit. 
 one condemning, the other justifying, 
 the use of manuscript in preaching. 
 Will you kindly allow one ui the peo- 
 ple to show his o])inion, and in duing 
 so, he believes he ex])resses the senti- 
 ment of most baptist hearers, in disajj- 
 proving of ministers reading instead of 
 l)reachini; their sermons. Mr. Denovan 
 has discharged a shell into our camp, 
 
 in his bold, unmeasured advocacy of 
 Fulpit MS., and if the views he ad- 
 vances should be generally adopted, 
 the glory of our denomination will 
 speedily depart. Strange that a man 
 who can preach so well without a MS. 
 should i)lead the necessity of its use in 
 terms so uiuiualified. 
 
 No slight is intended to Mr. I), in 
 the remark, that his essay on this sub- 
 ject in the paper of the jrd inst. is 
 proof i)ositive the pen does not shield 
 a man from ex])ressing ideas crude and 
 imi)erfect, for it contains many iliougjits 
 " In its bruised, maimed, mangled cori- 
 dition." W'liy say so much about the 
 pulpit ? Who advocates its shape, 
 make, or utility? Doubtless it is a 
 mistake to hoop in a man tluis, as ele- 
 vation — not imprisonment — was the 
 ancient design of the pulpit or tower. 
 Ezra did not stand in it, but on it, to 
 be seen. " For he was above all the 
 peojile." 
 
 The reference to this scrilie in favor 
 of sermon reading is trilling. What 
 manuscript did he use but the book of 
 the law? Equally trifling is it to i)oint 
 to the use made by the apostles of man- 
 uscripts, unless their einstles nre to be 
 taken as verbatim cojiies ')f their ser- 
 mon. If Paul's eyes were so sore as 
 to prove a thorn in the flesh, to read all 
 the sermons he delivered, must have 
 been a sore task. Whai means .\Ir. !). 
 by the " Heaven bestowed ajiostolic 
 art of writing?" It is usual to credit an 
 earlier jjcriod of the world with the dis- 
 covery of this divine art. Mr. 1). re- 
 marks : "The most slavish, monoton- 
 ous delivery of Cjod's truth from a .MS. 
 is better than the free and noisy de- 
 livery of man's erroneous and ill-tli- 
 gested vagaries.'' Does writing and 
 reading a sermon necessarily exclude 
 error, and secure only truth ? Are ser- 
 mons not so prepared and given, usual- 
 ly and necessarily noisy " and erroneous 
 and ill-digested vagaries?" In the 
 matter of Satan's share in the sermon 
 (luestion, it is a great mistake to class 
 him as favorable to extempore sjjeakers. 
 He is decidedly on the side of the 
 readers. The practice opened up a 
 
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 67. 
 
 new trade in the cluircli ; for, if n man 
 could buy a much better sermon than 
 he could write, why not do it, and save 
 the drudgery of writing an inferior one? 
 Will Mr. 1). inform us when sermon 
 reading began, and if read praying had 
 not an intimate connection with the 
 state of religion which originated read 
 preaching? Will he please say further 
 if the religious bodies in which these 
 practices chielly prevail have been, and 
 are, most distinguished for piety and 
 usefulness? Are not most of your 
 arguments in favor of read sermons 
 equally ai)plical)le to read jirayers. The 
 prayers of some of our ministers are 
 nearly as long as their sermons, and if 
 it is wrong in speaking to men " to ob- 
 scure thoughts beneath the tawdry gar- 
 ments of ill-chosen words," surely, in 
 addressing the Almighty, " the dust anil I 
 dirt of random talk" should be avoided. 
 In short, if read sermons are good, for 
 the reasons given, so are rea'' prayers ; 
 consecjuently, let a book ot common 
 l)rayer be provided, that all things may 
 be done decently and in order. It 
 may be asked, however, have sermon- 
 reading ministers been the most use- 
 ful, or are facts against this conclusion? 
 With regard to the great men named by 
 Mr. I)., who possessed memory so 
 largely, they could commit verbatim 
 from MS., and required not to read, 
 Whitfield depended on no such aid ; 
 with him writing was an impossiliility 
 for his general ministry. During the 
 leisure of an Atlantic voyage he wrote 
 a number of sermons, but these are 
 considered much inferior to those taken 
 in short-hand from his lips. Rowland 
 Hill was a slap-dash jjreacher, who 
 s|)oke from his heart, whose travel and 
 labor permitted no time for writing, let 
 alone learning to repeat his discourses. 
 Spurgeon (.L)es nnt write his sermons. 
 Their matter is deeply i)onderetl. Much 
 of the language in winch they are de- 
 livered is no doubt unjjremeditated. A 
 short-hand writer catches the words as 
 they flow forth ; and, in readable char- 
 acters, he jfresents each sermon to Mr. 
 Spurgeon, who scans it over, makes 
 necessary corrections, and the ]irinter 
 
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 finishes the work. Robert Hall was a 
 wonder in the comi)osition line. His 
 sermons are marvellous. They gained 
 him renown on earth. If f)ermitted to 
 preach again below, most likely his dis- 
 courses would gain him renown in 
 Heaven. His ministry was not suc- 
 cessful in the chief end of preaching. 
 Many a humble pastor in the back- 
 woods of (!anada, held in small ac- 
 count hi re, will hereafter take a higher 
 place above than he, and be able to 
 point to a larger multitude of redeemed 
 souls as the fruits of his ministry below. 
 
 How strange, that men over fifty 
 shmild be better (jjalificd to dispense 
 with .MS., than jjreachers in the vigor 
 of manhood, wlio should be held to 
 mi'nuscript drill until they are old. It 
 would seen-, more reasonable, as mem- 
 ory and Mvacity failed, helps would be 
 more necessary and more excusable. 
 If p iliticians and lawyers can entrance 
 multitudes for hours, in discouising on 
 earthly themes without MS., shall our 
 ministers take lower ground in pro- 
 claiming the everlasting gospel with the 
 promised aid of the Divine Spirit, that 
 the word spoken shall accomplijli the 
 thing whereunto he hath sent it ! Sure- 
 ly not. There is a wide difference be- 
 tween extemporaneous thought and ex- 
 temporaneous language. If the preach- 
 er has obeyed the command, " medi- 
 tate ui)on these things," " Give thy- 
 self wholly to them," and comes forth 
 himself imbued with the subject, in- 
 stead of his pa])er, acceptable words 
 will not be wanting, as he i)roves him- 
 self a workman needing not to be 
 ashamed rightly dividing the words of 
 truth. We fervently pray from read 
 sermons, as from read prayers, — Good 
 Lord deliver us ! 
 
 Protest. 
 
 Thurso, March, 1870. 
 
 j Concert in Thurso. 
 
 j To the Editor of the Ottawa Citizen : 
 
 ■ Siu, — Matters ])leasingand profitable 
 I to the j-ieople always find in the press 
 j a ready chronicler. The cai)ital has 
 ' enjoyed its splendid celebrations dur- 
 
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 ing the winter, and eager readers have 
 scanned every particular. The outly- 
 ing portions of social life in the Ottawa 
 Valley arc content with hiinihlor things, 
 yet the participants deem their joyous 
 reunions not unworthy of some notice. 
 
 A short time since some of the 
 young people in Thurso and Clarence, 
 conceived tiie idea of a concert in aid 
 of the I'rotestani Hospital in Ottawa. 
 The good peojjle of Buckingiiani lent 
 valuable aid, and the family of one of 
 the chief citizens of the capital favored 
 the scheme by attending and taking 
 jjart. On l'"riday evening last the Town 
 Hall in 'I'Inirso was the scene of the 
 entertainment. The hall was beauti- 
 fully decorateil with flags and ever- 
 greens. \ large and appreciative aud- 
 ience evinced much pleasme iluring 
 tiie performance, and gave the juvenile 
 amateurs much credit for tiieir success 
 througiiout. 
 
 'I'iie [)rogramme included music and 
 song, intermingled with charades and 
 recitations. .\Irs. Shepherd presidcil 
 at the piano with her usual good taste. 
 The duet, " What are the Wild Waves 
 Saying," by Mrs. Shejiherd and Miss 
 Cameron of Thurso, was well received. 
 The singing of .Master T. Bate, of Ot- 
 tawa, called forth great applause. The 
 duet, " When ye gang awa Jamie," by 
 Miss Sauvie and Miss McLaren of 
 Buckingham, was well rendered. Miss 
 McCaul .sang, '" Von iiave been a !• riend 
 to Me," with much sweetness and ef- 
 fect. Mr. Nichols gave the song, 
 "Sweet Spirit hear my Prayer," witli 
 api)roval. Miss I'lla Edwards sang the 
 " Female Auctioneer," with favor. Mr. 
 E. H. Cameron recited " Rienzi's ad- 
 dress to the Romans," and Miss Mc- 
 Laren "The Lady of Virginia," This 
 young lady excels in recitation, .and de- 
 livered this long piece with fme effect. 
 The charades were well executed in 
 all their ])ans, and the performers were 
 warmly applauded. Miss Cameron, 
 Miss McCaul, Miss Sauvie, Miss Mc- 
 Laren, Miss I'klwards, and Miss K. Ed- 
 wards, were the lady artistes, aided by 
 Dr. Cooke, Master H. Bate, and Messrs. 
 E. H. Cameron, Jas. Eraser, C. E. Ed- 
 
 wards, and Alex Edward.s. It would 
 be difficult to discriminate where all 
 did so well. The ladies without ex- 
 ce|ition sustained their parts most 
 creditably. Master H. iiate and his 
 •' Minnie" were darling runaways. I)r. 
 Cooke as Advocate and Judge, did 
 credit to the bar and the bench. 
 
 Tile net proceeds amountetl to $25, 
 whicii sum has been jiaid t(j the object 
 intentled. 
 
 W. E. 
 
 Clarence, March 21st, 1870. 
 
 To the Editor of the Free Press : 
 
 The Free J'ress appears free to per- 
 mit the ventilation of diverse views on 
 all subjects of general interest. Thecj- 
 logical tpiestions have recently largely 
 occujiied your i)ages. It is well to af- 
 ford the opportunity to discuss points 
 of difference and if done in a |)roper 
 spirit much benefit may result to hon- 
 est en(|uiries for truth. No opinicHi is 
 wortii holding that cannot sta.id the 
 test of enquiry, and there is an injunc- 
 tion which saith " He ready always to 
 give ap answer to every man that ask- 
 eth you a reason of the hoiie that is in 
 you." Eatlier Damen's ativent to Ot- 
 tawa has rii)pied the surf;u;e of the re- 
 ligious feeling in tiie capital, and will, I 
 doubt not, benefit its inhabitants. If 
 the high ground assumed by hini, of 
 being infallibly right, has been unerr- 
 ingly sustained, the adiierents io his 
 faith will be .strengthened in their be- 
 lief. If, on tlie other liand, presump- 
 tion and not proof marked the tenor of 
 his lectures, thinking iionest men will 
 lie led to doul)t and eii([uire. 
 
 Those who differ from the fatiur 
 have had a fine opportunity of present- 
 ing tiie grounds of their difference, and 
 can justify tlie warfare waged as being 
 on tlie defensive. They, too, if uncon- 
 vinced by liis reasoning will feel estab- 
 lished in their Protestant convictions 
 by means intended to have a widely 
 different effect. 
 
 .Ministers and some others have, Mr. 
 Editor, written considerable in the way 
 of reply to Eather Damen; yet there 
 are some statements in his lectures 
 
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 which ajjpcar to the writer untouched' 
 or at least too lightly passed over. 
 With your kind permission, these state- 
 ments he would offer some remarks uj)- 
 on. In one of his lectures the Father 
 explains divine faith, " It is to i)elieve 
 upon the authority of (lod the truth 
 that ("lod has revealed." An excellent 
 definition with which no Protestant can 
 find fault. Surely the Father had a 
 j^limjjse of true Protestant (Bible) lij;ht 
 when he uttered his sentence. Will 
 Father Damen permit the question 
 " which is the cardinal trutli on which 
 divine truth faith should lie exercised ?" 
 He cnnnot tleny that there are ile)j;rees 
 of value in objects of faith. For in- 
 stance, we are to liave faith in and 
 imitate certain ^'races enumerated by 
 one of the inspired writers, who adds 
 "the greatest of these is charity. " There 
 are many commands given by (lod, and 
 yet condemnation is attached to the 
 violation of only one, which is want of 
 faith m tiie Son <jf (iod. I'ather I )amen 
 must, I think, admit the foundation 
 truth Ciod has revealed is, that "the 
 blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleans- 
 eth us from all sin." For (lod so loved 
 the \vorld that Me gave His only be- 
 gotten Son that wiioscjever bclieveth 
 in Him should not jierish, but have 
 eternal life. Observe in Him, not in 
 His cluircli, or in any ]ierson or thing 
 whatsoever in Heaven above or in the 
 earth below. 
 
 Make what you may of the divisions 
 among Protestants, all enlightened, 
 consistent Protestants are a unit in 
 their faith in the tlivine trutii. It is 
 the Aljiha and Omega of their relig- 
 ion. The magna charta of their iiojie. 
 
 How then dare you deny to such 
 the jiossession of divine faith. You 
 say "man is bound to believe whatso- 
 ever (jod has revealed " Very good 
 again. Well, (jod has revealed that we 
 are to cease from man and not put 
 trust in an arm of flesli. .'\nd further 
 the Saviour says, John 7 and 17 : "If 
 any man will do his will he sliall know 
 of the doctrine whether it be of (lod, 
 or whether I speak of myself." John 
 14 and 23 ; " If any man love me lie 
 
 will kee|> my word, and My I'"ather will 
 love him, and make our abode with 
 Him." 
 
 Romans 8 and 16, " I'lie .Spirit itself 
 bearetii witness with our spirit that we 
 are the children of Ood." 
 
 I John 2 and 27, " Hut the anoint- 
 ing which ye have received of Him 
 abideth in you and ye need not tliat 
 any man teach you, but as the same 
 anointing teacheth you of all things, 
 and is truth and is no lie, and even as 
 it hat!) been taught you ye shall abide 
 in him" Jolin 6 and 45, "It is writ- 
 ten in tlie prophets ixwkX liiey shall be 
 all taught of (lod. Flvery man there- 
 fore tiiat liath hearti anil hath learned 
 of the Father cometh unto me." Now 
 the scriptures clearly show the infallible 
 teaclier is a divine not a human jjcrson, 
 or any number of liuman ])ersons. 
 
 Tiiese trutiis are addres.sed to and 
 spoken of individuals not to bodies. 
 Father Damen with brasen hardihood, 
 dares Uj say the Cluirch and not the 
 Hilile is the means OckI has given us 
 whereby we sliall learn the truth (lod 
 has revealed. What said Christ, John 
 5 and 39 : " Search the scriptures, for 
 in tlicm ye tiiink y-.' have eternal life 
 and they are they which testify of me." 
 
 Hi^ mission and teaching were con- 
 firmed by constant reference to the 
 scriptures and we read Luke 24 antl 
 27: "He exjiounded t.) ther.i in all 
 llie scriiiiurcs," and verse 32 : "Did 
 not our liearts burn within us while he 
 talked to us by the way, and while he 
 opened to us the scri])tures." The 
 ajiosiles clid the same Acts 1 7 and 1 1 
 and commended the Hcreans t)ecause 
 they received the woril "and searched 
 the scriptures daily wiiether those things 
 were so " In the face of these facts 
 wiial presumption for an uninsjiired 
 teacher to staiul u]) and demand our 
 implicii credence to the dictum of his 
 fancies,and threaten us with damnation 
 if we doubt. 
 
 As understood by you, pray Father 
 Damen what is tlie church? Does it 
 consist of the jjriesthood or of the en- 
 tire membersiii|)? In either case its 
 adherents, like the adherents of other 
 
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 bodies, are made up of fallible crea- 
 tures. How many f.illiblc men does it 
 take to make an infallible body? The 
 (luestion may be answered by asking ; 
 bow many sinners would it take to 
 make one saint ? How many nights 
 to make one tlay, or how many false 
 hoods to constitute one truth ? Even 
 the apostles were infallible only wlien 
 speaking under divine guidance, i'aul 
 gave opinions as a mere man. Peter 
 erred in speecii so much that he was 
 withstood to the face 
 
 Father I )amen possesses magic power 
 in raising dust. U'hat clouds darken- 
 ed the eyes of many of his hearers as 
 he si)oke the praises of the Bii)ie 
 "The bible, my dear people, is a good 
 book, we Catiiolics allow that the bible 
 is the word of (lod — the language of 
 inspirations. V'our understanding of 
 the Bible is not insi)ired, for surely 
 you do not i)retend to be inspired." 
 
 Now then, what is the teaching of 
 the church ujjon the subject? The 
 Catholic ('hurch says the Bible is the 
 book of (lod, and that (lod has ap- 
 l)ointed an authority to give us the 
 true meaning. 
 
 So then the church is inspired ? If 
 so, is the whole body so favored, or 
 only a part of it, and which ? If in- 
 spiration is confined to the Priesthood, 
 Father Damen comes to Ottawa armed 
 with power from above Will he in 
 imitation of his predecessors obligingly 
 allow us to search the Scri])turcs 
 whether the things he states are so ? 
 
 No danger of his doing this, and if 
 he did so how small the {proportion of 
 his own body have even tlie authorized 
 version to consult. 
 
 It would be satisfactory if l''atiujr 
 Damen, or some one for him, would 
 inform us where and when (lod apoint- 
 cd an authority to give the true mean- 
 ing of the Bible 
 
 The ("atholic C'hurch claims this 
 authority; when and where did she 
 get it? A greater than this church 
 says John 5 31, "If I bear witness of 
 myself my witness is not true." 
 
 We demand proof for the claim other 
 than that of the Church. We claim 
 
 the testimony of Heaven that ( lod has 
 tlelegated to any man or set of men to 
 be the infallible interpreters of His 
 Word, and in the absence of this testi- 
 mony denoimce the claim as a blas- 
 jjliemous assum])tion. 
 
 What a deal of twaddle and untruth 
 Father Damen utters about the mis- 
 use of the Bible by Protestants. He 
 makes them speak what no enlighten- 
 ed I'rotestant ever uttered. Should 
 the (juestion be asked, " What are we 
 to do to save our souls, the I'rotestant 
 preacher would say to you, you must 
 get a IJible, you cannot go to Heaven 
 without that book. Unless you are 
 baptised ovtr again, says the Bajnist, 
 you are going to hell as sure as you 
 live." 
 
 The Protestant does not live that 
 ever said a man could not go to Hea- 
 ven unless be jjossessed a Bible. It is 
 not the Book, but faith in the truths 
 contained in the book that saves the 
 soul. Equally untrue is the charge 
 against the Ba|)tist. A slander which 
 comes with a bad grace from one who 
 does believe the application of water 
 secures salvation. 
 
 How very anxious I'ather Damen 
 ai)iJears to show how well the (Jhurch 
 got along for <enturies without the 
 Bible. 
 
 He states tliat the early church for 
 65 years did not possess it. Why not 
 be honest and say that it did not have 
 the entire New Testament for that 
 time. Was the Old Testament of no 
 account for that time, and was it ne- 
 glected by the early Christians? 
 
 Copies of the latter were not so 
 \ scarce as the Father would make us 
 i believe. Different Churches were eiv 
 j joined to give attention to reading. 
 ! Timothy knew the Scriptures from a 
 ' child. 
 
 The Eunuch, as he travelled in his 
 chariot, read the prophet Isaiah. 
 There were ready Scribes in those 
 days. The material used for writing 
 lasted long, and copies of the Scriptures 
 were handed down from father to son, 
 as well as being gradually multi])lied. 
 
 All new testament writers and si)cak- 
 
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 ers (|U()ted from the old. A very im 
 portant ([iicstion arises in view of this 
 discussion. Is the churcli of Father 
 Damen the <<iunter|)art of the Ajjos- 
 toiic Ciuirch, or is it a development of 
 the state of tliinj^'s foresiiadowed in the 
 Scriptures? ist Tim. 4and isl: "Now 
 the spirit spealceth expressly that in 
 the latter times some shall depart from 
 the faitli giving heed to seducing spir- 
 its and doctrines of devils. Speaking 
 lies in hypocrisy having their con- 
 sciences seared with a hot iron. For- 
 bidding to marry and commanding to 
 abstain from meals which ( !od has 
 created to be received with thanksgiv- 
 ing f>f tlicm wliich believe and know 
 the truth." Sacred and profane his- 
 tory inform us that in primitive times 
 a Bishop was the overseer of one 
 church, and every church was inde- 
 pendent of all others 
 
 We also learn many of these bishops 
 were married men. Bishojjs and Dea- 
 cons appear to have been the officers 
 dt the duirches. 
 
 These churches had no connections 
 with the state. Even the Apostles 
 worked for the means of living. One 
 other very significent characteristic of 
 these churches was they employed none 
 but moral force to diffuse the doctrines 
 they held. Another trait was the pur- 
 ity of membership. 'I'hey were addres- 
 sed as saints or .sanctified ones. It is 
 said of tliem : " And they continued 
 steadfast in the A])ostles' doctrine and 
 fellow.shii), and in breaking of bread 
 and prayers."' Now is Father Darnen's 
 church, in which alone is salvation, 
 much like the picture of the churclies 
 in Judea when I'eter was an .Vpostlc 
 and an elder ? The rcjiuted successors 
 (jf I'eter have been for centuries earth- 
 ly kings living in ])c)m]i surrounded by 
 princely cardinals. 
 
 The power thus ])ossessed lias been 
 used to extend the wealth, inlluence, 
 and worldly grandeur of the church, 
 but alas for its purity. 
 
 Scarcely a vestige remains of iden- 
 tity to the ]irimitive churches. Forms, 
 ceremonies and putting on of vest- 
 ments, have taken the i)lace of sound 
 
 teaching and bible truth. Forbidding 
 to marry, abstaining from meats, and a 
 man jnitting himself in the i)lace of 
 (lod and saying that he is (lod, is the 
 church I''ather Damen would have us 
 trust. 
 
 Among the many marks of its apost- 
 acy stands prominently out the perse- 
 cuting spirit that has darkened its 
 downward course. l,o\e your enemies 
 was the teaching of the Divine Master. 
 Destroy all who refuse to believe what 
 we teach says the Church of Rome, 
 and the records of history are red with 
 the blood of the martyrs it has slaught- 
 ered. Let the tortures of the in(]uisi- 
 tion speak. The tetis of thousands of 
 the Waldenesis and Albi-enses tell the 
 tale of the slaughtered .saints whose 
 bones " he scattered on the Aljjinc 
 mountains cold." 
 
 I, el the massacre of St. Bartholomew 
 ring in the lecollections of the world, 
 and the fires of Smithfield strike in a 
 n;)te of warning in the ears of all who 
 falter in the pathway of solemn i)rotest 
 against a system so opposed to right 
 and yet so arrogant as to claim to be 
 the infallible expounder and teacher of 
 truth. 
 
 rkoiT.sr. 
 
 February 9, 1873. 
 
 "Protest" Dsfines His Position. 
 
 To the Editor of the Free Press : 
 
 Mr. Editor, — I notice in your issue 
 of the 15th in.st., a reply to my "Two 
 Mortal (lolunins " in pnitest of the as- 
 sumptions of Father Damen. "A 
 Rcailer " thinks it a pity Protest and 
 others did not take Father Damen up 
 while he was in Ottawa, and not wait 
 till he was 2,000 miles away, making it 
 impossible fo! him to answer his assail- 
 ants. 
 
 "A Reader" overlooks the bad man- 
 ners of interrupting a m.in till done 
 speaking, and that as soon as the Father 
 was done he left— quite in keeping 
 with the crafty tact of his order. Catch 
 ////// iiolding ])arley with heretics ; a 
 summary way of applying the gag would 
 ])lease him much better. 
 
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 We bid him adieu. When he again 
 visits Ottawa may he come in the 
 spirit and i)o\ver of the Divine Mas' or 
 to proclaim that Gospel which Peter 
 preached, and which " is tlie power of 
 God unto salvation to every one that 
 believeth. " 
 
 Meanwhile tlio teaching of this jiriest 
 is public proneny, and those who re- 
 gard it as poi'-on to the human soul arc 
 in duty bound to lift up their soice 
 and show to their fellow men, by tiie 
 light and truth of scripture, a more ex- 
 cellent way. " If the blind lead the 
 blind both fall into the ditch." God 
 has not left iiimself without a witness ; 
 therefore let Catholic and Protestant 
 walk by the light of heaven and shape 
 their faith by the teaching of no man. 
 "Through thy ])recei)ts I get unde;- 
 .standing, therefore I hate every false 
 way.'" Psalm 1 19-104. 
 
 So fnr as the writer is concerned. 
 Father Damen's lecture reached hini in 
 his lorest home, many miles from Otta- 
 wa, and only a short time before lie 
 penned the letter which has called 
 forth the rejoinder of " A Reader " 
 
 My good fellow, I like the calm, kind 
 manner in which you write, and I liojjc 
 you are not impervious to the shafts of 
 truth or entrance of light. From the 
 views vou exjjress of the church and 
 its functions, I am constraiiicJ to re- 
 gard you as .It |)resent surrounded by 
 spiritual darkness as dense as the 
 natural obscurity which once brooded 
 over Fgyiit. My friend, shake your- 
 self from the fetters of man teacjiing, 
 and as you are ".V Reader," read, 
 mark, learn antl inwardly digest :hat 
 word, tlie entrance of which givcth 
 light. " God is His own interjireter, 
 and He will niake it plain." Tru.it 
 neither priest nor minister, bishoi) nor 
 pope. Catholic nor Protestant. They 
 are all fallible creatures. Nor is liie 
 church of either any better gi-ounJ of 
 trust ; for as it was, it miy be, " For 
 botii propliet and priest are profane. 
 Vea, in n.y house I have tound their 
 wickedness, saiih the Lord," Jeremiah 
 23-2. " It is better to trust in 
 the Lord than t' ()Ut confidence in 
 
 man," Psalin 11 8-8. "The fear 
 of man bringeth a snare, but who- 
 so putteth his trust in the Lord shall be 
 safe," Prov. 29-25, Please ac- 
 cept this counsel in return for the ad- 
 vice you offer myself, and I i)ass on. 
 
 You rejoice api)arently over the con- 
 cession that the Ajjostles were infallible, 
 and ask if too much was not thereby 
 conceded. My friend, don't wliistle 
 till you get out of the bush. Protest- 
 ants accejn the writings of the old and 
 new Testaments as the inspired wortl 
 of (]od, and, as such, infallible guides 
 to truth. For the i)ro|)hecy came not 
 in old time by the will of man, but 
 holy men of God spake as they were 
 moved by the Holy Ghost, " H Peter i- 
 2 1. These writers were fallil>le men, 
 hut when writiirg under infallible guid- 
 ance, they were in a sense infallible. 
 
 How you fly ahead and jump to the 
 conclusion that Christ established an 
 infallible Ciiui-ch ; and then affirm, 
 " the Apostles were that (Church " and 
 comfortably assert " very well then, the 
 Ai)ostles and the C'hurch are synony- 
 mous." 
 
 wiiat are you talking about ? 
 have reached a dreadful con- 
 
 Man 
 
 Vou 
 
 elusion. 
 
 The 
 
 is the 
 
 course, 
 
 Aposdes are dead ; wherr tlien, 
 ciiurch ? In the grave ! of 
 
 dead and buried, if the Apost- 
 ,es and the church .are the same. Per- 
 haps you answer, — the Apostles liad 
 successors, and tiiese perpetuated the 
 church. Well, admitted for argument's 
 sake. Now then, is there more than 
 one successor at a time " if not, /u- is 
 the church or religious a; ,embly. Poor 
 fellow ! what a lonely .ot he would 
 have of it. Maybe you include all the 
 bishops among the successors of the 
 .■\postles. Before you hail too few ; 
 no'v you have too many. Twelve w.is 
 the divine number. By what authority 
 have you so mairy more ? 
 
 Let this |)ass. 'I'he Apostles being 
 the church and the bishops the suc- 
 ce.ssors (jf the .Vposdes, they are like- 
 wi.se the church. Then, my good fel 
 low, if the bishops are the church, 
 where arc you, and all Cathcjlics who 
 
 -iy 
 
RELIGIOUS. 
 
 -f 
 
 are not bishops ? Alas ! out of the 
 Church out of which there is no sal 
 vation. Docs it not strike you that 
 you have admitted a little too much ? 
 Do you kno'v what a Ciiurch is ? " Have 
 faith, man, as a grain of mustard seed," 
 and learn. Take tiie version of the 
 Bible authorized by your own Church ; 
 cast away all nonsense and preconceiv- 
 ed ideas, and learn from the word of 
 trutii wliat a Church is. A Church is 
 a religious assembly, selected and call- 
 ed out of tile worltl by tiie divine doc- 
 trine of the Ciospc!, to worshi]) the true 
 God, in Christ, according to His word. 
 Tn I St Corintiiians, i and 2, we read : 
 " Unto tJie Church of dud, which is at 
 Corinth, to tliem that are sanctified in 
 Christ Jesus, called to }«■ saints, with 
 all that in every place call upon the 
 name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both 
 theirs and our.s." I'hilomen 2 teaclu"^ 
 that a church may c(jnsist of a gather- 
 ing in a private house as does Romans 
 16-5, " Likewise greet the church 
 that is in thine house." Then in Ilcv. 
 1-4, Johh writes !■ the seven churciiL-s 
 which are in .\sia. 
 
 Another sense in whicii liie church is 
 to be understood is that of all true 
 C'hristinns, whether ( Miolic or Protest- 
 ant, of every name and nation under 
 the sun. In the passage above ipioted 
 1st Cor. I, 2, Paul addresses not only 
 the church named, called to be saints, 
 but includes, '• all that in every ])lace 
 call upon tlie name of Jesus Christ." 
 In C^ol. I, 18, we read, "and ho is the 
 head of the body the Chincli, who is 
 the beginning the first born from the 
 dead." 
 
 I hope, my friend, you now i)erceive 
 that the .\])ostles were not the Church. 
 Jesus Christ liimself is not the Ciunch. 
 He is its head ; the Church is His 
 body, ar.d it includes all ]iurchased by 
 His blood. 
 
 Mr. Moore will ha'c no trouble in 
 answering your (juesiion, " Is there an 
 infaliil)le Chuivii on earth, and what 
 Church is it ?" He will icU yo;i that 
 no Church has or ever will have infalli- 
 bility. 
 
 Rub your eyes, " Reader." Open the 
 ♦^ 
 
 volumes of history. Ponder upon the 
 deeds and the doctrines of your Church. 
 Comi^are them with the doings and 
 teachings of the Churches in Judea, 
 and learn from the sacred volume that 
 a falling away was predicted, when the 
 man of sin was to be revealed, and 
 strong delusion be sent that they 
 should believe a lie. Notice also in 
 Revelation 17 and 18 chapters, the 
 pi dictions regarding a great city 
 " whiLh reigneth over the kings of the 
 earth " jjersonific ' by a " woman ar- 
 rayed in purple and scarlet, and deck- 
 ed with gold and jjrecious stones and 
 pearls, having a golden cup in her 
 liand full of the abominations and 
 lilthiness of her forniiication. With 
 whom the kings of the earth have com- 
 mitted fornication, and the inhabitants 
 of the eartii have been made drunk 
 with tlie wine of her fornication. And 
 ui)on her forehead was a name written : 
 Mystery, Babylon the Creat. The 
 motiier of harlots and abominations of 
 the earth. And I saw the woman 
 drunken with the blood of the saints, 
 and with the blood of the martyrs of 
 Jesus ; and when I saw her I wondered 
 witli great admiration. And after 
 these things I saw another angel come 
 tlown froiu licaven having great power 
 and the earth was lightenetl witii his 
 glory. And he cried mightily with a 
 .strong voice, saying, Babylon the great 
 is fallen, and is become the haiiitation 
 of devils and a cage of every unclean 
 and hateful bird." 
 
 Next, look over the chajjter of pass- 
 ing event.s, and read from the volume 
 of Providence, lessons of instruction, 
 not forgetting the injunction, " He that 
 hath ears to hear let him hear." On 
 
 : tlie (lay and at the very time the mon- 
 strous dogma of papal infallibility was 
 
 [ pronounced, the thunders of the sky 
 pealed forth the rebuking voice of 
 
 I heaven. On the same day the man 
 who had upheld the civil power of 
 the Pope, declared a war that drove 
 himself from the throne and plunged 
 France into anarchy and almost hope- 
 less debt. The war also opened the 
 way for X'ictor iMnannuel to dethrone 
 
T 
 
 
 w 
 
 74- 
 
 RELIGIOUS. 
 
 the Pope and give religious and civil 
 liberty to Rome. 
 
 Look also at the .spread of liberal 
 views in Austria and Spain, as well as 
 all Italy. The spread of that book 
 which Father Danien so i)raises, but 
 deems so unnei:essary, is working won- 
 ders on the earth, and will continue to 
 work until " the knowledge of the 
 Lord covers the earth as the waters do 
 the channels of the great sea." Why 
 should this \)i\n of Canada lag behind I 
 Alas ! while thousands of Catholics, 
 amongst them the wisest and best of 
 I'^uroijc, rose indignant against the as- : 
 sumption of infallibility, Ottawa meek- 
 ly acccjjted the dogma, and too many, 
 it is to be feared, as meekly accept as ] 
 iruth the unfounded statements of' 
 I'ather Damen. 
 
 "Reader," 1 must bid you adieu, lest I 
 repeat the mortal two columns ; tiiis I 
 do in your own words : " Reflect, my 
 friend, reflect." 
 
 Protesi-. 
 
 February 1 5, 1872. 
 
 Two Enquiries. 
 
 Mr. Emiiok, — Please permit one or 
 two emeries. We read in the good 
 Book : — " For whatsoever things were 
 ^>■ritten aforetime, were written for our 
 learning." Among the things written 
 we have very decided injunctions by 
 an inspired autiior in the following 
 words : — " 1 exhort therefore, that first 
 of all sup|)lications, ])rayers, interces- 
 sions, and giving of thanks, be made 
 for all men. I'or kings and for all 
 that are in authority , that we may lead 
 peaceable lives in all Ciodliness and 
 honesty. For this is good ami accept- 
 able, in the sight of Cod our Saviour." 
 
 The queries the writer desires to pro- 
 pound, are the following : -.\re the in- 
 junctions, above named, binding for 
 general practice, and if so, wherefore 
 are they generally neglected by not a 
 few HajJtist ministers ? If the Ca;sars 
 ot Rome, and the Stuarts of Britain 
 were the subjects of pul)lic prayer, by 
 t!;e men whoir they im])risoned, tor- 
 tured and slew ; how much stronger 
 are the claims of our Sovereign Lady, 
 
 Queen Victoria, on her liege people, 
 (when they meet together) to call down 
 upon her head the blessings of Heaven ? 
 She rules in the fear of Cod, and in 
 accordance with the princi])les of love 
 and justice. Her ])eople luxuriate in 
 the amplitude of freedom ami sit, 
 " every man under his vine and under 
 his fig tree and none shall make them 
 afraid." Are we not then under mani- 
 fold oi)ligations thankfully to accept 
 our enlarged privileges and, more fer- 
 vently than our progenitors, pray for 
 all who are in authority? Canadians 
 very specially enjoy tlie treasure of 
 freedom ; and with them loyally is 
 spontaneous, being a habit, rather than 
 a hunah. 
 
 Whatever the cause of the omission 
 of Paul's exhortation by some of our 
 ministers, it caimot be i)ut to the score 
 of disloyalty. Tiiis charge has often 
 been laid against their body, but most 
 unjustly. Enlightened principles of 
 fidelity to the state, have ever marked 
 the course o( Ba])tists, albeit a sorry re- 
 (juital was their reward. Most certain- 
 ly they stand justly accused of often 
 refusing to obey tlie commands 
 of earthly jjrinces when these clashed 
 with the mandates of heaven. On all 
 such occasions they deemed it no trea- 
 son to say to any king, " We are not 
 careful to answer tliee in this matter." 
 Well, then, lack of ])atriotism not !)eing 
 the cause why rulers are f<jrg(jtten in 
 ])rayer by many ministers, what is the 
 reason in the face of the direct injunc- 
 tion to the contrary ? \Vi\] some one 
 of the defaulting ones say? 
 
 Qu KKisr. 
 
 May 30, 1X72. 
 
 The " Witness" on Infant Salvation. 
 
 In the .Montreal Daily Witness of 
 the 5th inst., ajipears an editorial head- 
 ed "i'lie slaugiUer of the innocents." 
 We learn therefrom that in the i'ound- 
 ling Hospital connected witii the Crey 
 Nunnery, Montreal, the mortality 
 among the rescued infants taken in 
 last year, was most sh(jcking that of 
 the 68_^ infants taken in, 642 tlied. 
 
 The Witness quotes from the True 
 
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 H)- 
 
 -<M 
 
 RELIGIOUS. 
 
 75. 
 
 Witness very comfortable words as fol- 
 lows, " If out of the 683 children born 
 and sent to the I'oundling Asylum in 
 1872, only 41 have been saved to the 
 earthly community ; 642 have been 
 j^ained to the heavenly Jerusalem/' 
 Further on tlie Triw il'itness shows 
 liow this great boon is obtained, name- 
 ly, by the "ineffable advantages of the 
 sacrament of bajjtism." 
 
 The If'itness reads its contemi)orary 
 some instruction anent the doctrine of 
 the salvation of infants, the sense of 
 which is to condemn baptismal regen- 
 eration. It, however, indicates a theory 
 on tliis subject which the writer sub- 
 mits, " is as wide from truth, as this or 
 any other figment of the papacy." 
 Among other remarks occurs the fol- 
 lowing : " The }5ible leaves the eternal 
 condition of infants among th^ my.s- 
 teries ; ///;/////;■ t/iaf the extent of their 
 J II til re haf^piness depends on the faith of 
 their farents.''' Alas 1 that our (loiiath 
 of Protestantism in Canada, should 
 come before the enemy so palpably 
 vulnerable as to make an avowal of 
 faitli in a doctrine sustained by hints 1 
 "What saith t!ie Scrijitures?" "'I"he 
 son shall not bear the ini(]uiiy of the 
 father, neither shall the father bear the 
 inicpiity of the son. 'I'lie righteousness 
 of the righteous shall be u])on him, 
 and tile wickedness of the wicked sliall 
 be ujjon him." " Every man shall re- 
 ceive his own reward according to his 
 own labor." " l''or every man shall 
 bear his own burden." 
 
 It is due to its readers that the Wit- 
 ness siiould point out in what part of 
 the Holy Word these hints may be 
 found. 'I'heir discoverv is marvellous ! 
 What comtbrt to ])arents ot great faith 
 — discouraging to those whose faith is 
 weak, but d'smal to the many who pos- 
 sess no faith What an incentive to 
 possess faith a)ul to increase faith. 'I"hc 
 spiritual ])ulsrtions of parents on earth 
 viiiiate along snnic mystic cable that 
 s])ans the gulf between earth and 
 heaven, and their offspring arc thereby 
 brought into harmony vvith these ])ul- 
 sationsand their happiness engendered. 
 How absurd the idea that the faith of 
 
 parents secures heaven to their deceas- 
 etl infants ; and, that the degree of 
 their faith influences the degree in ex- 
 tent of their happiness. Scrijjture, 
 reason and common sense scout such 
 logic. Did the Saviour not atone for 
 the sin of Adam ? If sn, what punish- 
 ment can await iumian beings innocent 
 of actual transgression ? 1 )id not the 
 language of the Saviour, " of such is 
 the kingdom of Heaven," imply more 
 than like such are the kingdom of 
 heaven, and mean as well, that of such, 
 in part, would be made up the kingdom 
 of heaven. What is the value of hopes 
 or opinions built on foundations of air? 
 Of this cliaracter, are the hints named 
 by the Witness. Of what more value 
 is the faith of one individual to secure 
 the hajjpiness of another, than the ne- 
 cromancy of sprinkling an unconscious 
 child to make it spiritually a new crea- 
 ture ? 
 
 The Witness should reexamine its 
 articles of faith ; and, if this were thor- 
 oughly done it might discover that baj)- 
 tismal regeneration is the more con- 
 sistent phase (>f the doctrine of infant 
 baptism — that it has as much to do 
 with securing heaven for infants as the 
 faith of their jjarents has. If the IVit- 
 ness will be advised, it will shun any 
 encounter with the IViie Il'itness where 
 bajjtism enters into a matter of differ- 
 ence. Strong as it usually is in the de- 
 fence of Hible truth, it is a child of 
 tender age on this subject, and weak as 
 heli)lessness can make it on this point, 
 ami necessarily so. " The Hible, and 
 the Hible aU>ne, our rule of faith and 
 jjractice," is an idle boast of the Pro- 
 testant who claims even the authority 
 of hints from that book for infant baj?- 
 tisin. The Catholic can find us dis- 
 tinct hints for every error with which 
 we charge his faith. Nor are any of 
 these more contrary to common sense 
 and reason, than belief in the efficacy 
 of a rite done to benefit a soul that 
 neither desires or understands what is 
 being done. 
 
 If religion in som.c respects is above 
 common sense, it is never against it. 
 "In malice be ye children ; but in 
 
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 lii ; 
 
76. 
 
 KKI.IC.IOUS. 
 
 understanding be men." We repeat, 
 the readers of tlie Witness have a right 
 to claim from it chapter and verse iur 
 those hints of whicli it speaks in sup- 
 port of the extraordinary doctrine al- 
 ready named. 
 
 An Intkrkstkd I'akknt. 
 Ontario, May 14, 1873. 
 
 A Stricture on "Ottawa." 
 
 The wise man saitli '" a word fitly 
 spoken is like ai)ples of gold in pictures 
 of silver," also, "and a word sjioken in 
 due season how good is it." 
 
 Such may i)e said of the last article 
 in the Baptist, of tlie 28lh of October. 
 " Ottawa " enters the arena of debate 
 at tlie nick t)f time as contending part- 
 ies announce conflicting opinions as to 
 the fmalit)- of ilie doctrines of the 
 Presbyterian church, hitherto generally 
 regarded scripturally sound. This 
 cham])ion, strong in the conviction that 
 his own body dreads nothing from com- 
 motion by upheavals in religious opiti- 
 ions, calmly surveys the thickening 
 struggle and notes the share taken by 
 each combatant and exultantly exclaims, 
 " as Baptists we hail the criticism of 
 the secular Press as indicating tlie 
 cordial ajipreciation of i)rinciples we 
 have held and advocated from the be- 
 ginning." "Let the Bible in fact as 
 well as in dieory be elevated above 
 huuian opinion and tradition and there 
 is a glorious future before the cluirch.'' 
 boldly, ami nobly s])oken, and yet 
 withal is " Ottawa " infallibly certain no 
 vulnerable r-.\mX weakens the defence of 
 his own cita(Jcl — no theory adhered to 
 by a large jiortion of his own church 
 not beyond the region of doubt and 
 fairly ojien to debate ? " Ottawa," in 
 referring to a |jossible re-arrangement 
 of the I'resbyterinn (lonfession of faith, 
 observes, " Then would it not be well 
 to place faith before bajjlism " even in 
 the case of believer's ciiiklren? 'i"h;:, 
 is very well, but he adds I'aith, Hap- 
 tism, Communion would be re-arrang- 
 ing according to scrii)ture." Will your 
 correspondent kindly designate direct 
 scripture where communion as occupy- 
 ing this order can be found ? The 
 
 order as to faith and baptism is placed 
 beyond doubt, not so that of commun- 
 ion. In the matter of communion it is 
 inferential that it invariably followed, 
 and in no case preceded bajjtism. Vou 
 may as well select any other duty, in 
 command comprehended in the words 
 "teaching them to o!)serve all things," 
 iVc, as communion, and tack the same 
 to the order of firith and baptism. 
 Would it not be wiser te adhere to the 
 impregnable position of faith ])receding 
 bajjlism than weaken any argument by 
 avlding an article which divides the 
 Baptist church itself, and is held more 
 as a matter of order, than a ])rinciple 
 by many even of the strict school ? 
 
 The Mast<;r in establishing this mem- 
 orial feast attached no conditions but 
 discipleship. The frecpiency of its ob- 
 servance as well as the day and its 
 order in relation to other duties are left 
 open. Wherefore will men lay burdens 
 on one another without autho;';y and 
 contend so tenaciously for order oflen 
 at the sacrifice of [jrinciple? '.\'ill 
 " Ottawa"suffer this word of exhortation 
 from one who otherwise values highly 
 his well-timed deliverence, " what docs 
 it all mean ?" It means inurh, and is 
 the explosioii of pent up conviction. 
 Truth must assert its existence and as- 
 sume its divine right to reign however 
 systems and creeds of human mould 
 may for a time resist its heaven given 
 power. The writer knows one .iiinister 
 of the Presbyterian church who takes 
 credit for having never signed the con- 
 I'ession of faith, and who admits that 
 himself and several other brother min- 
 isters hold in opinion the doctrine of 
 believer's baptism, but must keep their 
 whist or leave the church. Truth must 
 and vi'ill triumph. 
 
 .'V. B. 
 
 Russell, Nov. 1875. 
 
 Questionable Amusomonts, 
 
 Mr. Eiurok, -The very excellent 
 editorial on the above subject in the 
 lUiptist, has been followed by a very 
 strong article on the same subject, sign- 
 ed "S. 'I'ucker." 
 
 Overdoing is often worse than uii- 
 
 ^>- 
 
1 
 
 i>- 
 
 -<H 
 
 RELIGIOUS. 
 
 77- 
 
 dcr-doinj;, and a cursory glance at the 
 views i)ro])oundcd in tliis article is 
 sufficient to satisfy an unbiased readei 
 that their author, while saying much 
 that is good, fails in his object by the 
 expression of extreme opinions. I'^or 
 example, Mr. 'I', observes, " 'I'he dance 
 although older than the ten command- 
 ments, has never become unfashion- 
 able, why? Because I believe that 
 nothing so fraught with evil in the 
 church, has been invented by the 
 enemy of souls through all the ancient 
 and modern ages down to 1875, hav- 
 ing so strong a cord of attachment ! 
 drawing together the church and the 
 world." " I believe it to be one of his 
 (.Satan's) schemes, the most ])rolific in 
 enticements to ruin, and successful in 
 the destruction of the souls of the 
 young and the hapi>iness of families." 
 'This, amusem ;iit practised by the 
 professed Cliristian church, has probab- 
 ly been the cau: of the greater pro- 
 portion of duels that have been fought." 
 " It lays before the old man one of the 
 strongest temptations of the flesh." "I 
 believe the dance to be one of Satan's 
 most powerful battering rams to work 
 his way into the visible kingdom." 
 
 After reading these remarkable utter- 
 ances, the thought occurs that a great 
 want exists in tlie fact of the Bible be- 
 ing silent on this monster evil. Where- 
 fore was it not included in the sum of 
 the commandmerits ; and thus the in- 
 junction of heaven close all controversy 
 by the mandati;, "Thou shall not 
 dance." 'I'he omission is still more 
 noticeable in the New Testament sum- 
 mary of sins, Gal. 5, " Now the works 
 ot the flesh are manifest which are 
 these, aldultery, fornication, unclean- : 
 ness " ivc, iS:c., but not a word of 
 "Satan's most i)owerful battering ram." | 
 On the contrary, without exception j 
 wherever the dance or dancing is nam- 
 ed, both in the Old and New Testa- j 
 mcnl, it is in an innocent and often in j 
 a religious sense. The first notice we j 
 have of it is in Exod. 15, 20. "Sing 
 ye to the Lord for he hath tri'imphed 
 gloriously; thehorse and his rider hath 
 ho ihrown into the sea." In Samuel 
 
 6, 14, we read, " And David danced 
 before the Lord with all his might." 
 And in the 149 I'salm he invokes the 
 worship of the Most Higl; thus : "Let 
 them praise His name in the dance." 
 In another Psalm of thanksgiving he 
 exclaims, " Thou has turned for me my 
 mourning into dancing." When Israel 
 worshipped the golden calf and danced, 
 the anger of Moses was hot against the 
 peo])le, but in jjleading with the Al- 
 mighty for them, he made no reference 
 to their dancing, but made confession 
 thus, " Oh this |)eople have sinned a 
 great sin and have made them gods of 
 gold." The dance referred to in 
 Judges 21-22, was doubtless for amuse- 
 ment when the daughters of Shiloh 
 came out to enjoy themselves and were 
 kid-napi)ed by the lienjaminites to make 
 of them wives. The dance was also 
 used to express joy for victories, and to 
 honor the heroes who had achieved 
 them. David, when returning from 
 the slaughter of the Philistines was 
 greeted with timbrels and dances as the 
 fair ones sang, " Saul hath killed his 
 thousand, and David his ten thou- 
 sand.s." Thus was Jephthah met, also, 
 as he returned home from smiting the 
 children of Ammon, with timbrels and 
 dances. 
 
 In the list of things specified, Eccles- 
 iastes, 3, for which there is a time 
 nothing sinful is named. There is " a 
 time to weep and a time to laugh, a 
 time to mourn, and a time to dance," 
 ^rc, but there is no time to lie, steal or 
 cheat, yet these occur as well as the 
 things mentioned. To come down to 
 New Testament authority, we find, with 
 one exception, the great Teacher alone 
 refers to the dance, and in a way by no 
 means conveying censure. In one 
 jilace he likens the then generation to 
 children sitting in the markets and cal- 
 ling unto their fellows, "and saying we 
 have pi])ed untcj you and ye have not 
 danced.'' And in the beautiful parable 
 of the prodigal son, the Saviour des- 
 cribes the joy at his return being ex- 
 pressed by the family and friends 
 gathered at a feast with music and 
 dancing. 
 
f 
 
 .^- 
 
 78. 
 
 RKI.ICIOUS. 
 
 Is it not dishonoring to the Divine 
 Master to supiioso lie woiikl apiJroving- 
 ly i);iint a scene of" domestic teli<ily at 
 wliicli was praciised one of " tlie most 
 prolific incentives to ruin ? \'et it is 
 ])ossil)le tliis amusement is changed in 
 character since tlie days above referred 
 to, and if so dangerous now as des- 
 cribed by " Mr. T.", spare it not ; but 
 in battling this alleged evil let us have 
 argument founded on facts, and logic 
 not at varianee with Scripture teaching. 
 It may be the thing under considera- 
 tion bel(jngs to the list of which I'aol 
 .said, " All things ;ire lawful unto me, 
 but all things are not ex|jedient." And 
 the .same high authority rebukes the 
 tyranny of dictation in matters open to 
 choice in these words : Rom. 14-5, 
 " One man estecmcth one day above 
 another, another esteemeth every day 
 alike." Let every man be tuUy per- 
 suaded in his own mind ? The amus- 
 ing i)icture "Mr. T." thaws of Paul 
 pojjping on the Colossians -deacons ; 
 and deaconesses engaged in the dance [ 
 with Timothy and 'i'itus, and their pas- 1 
 tor leading off and admonished by the! 
 great apostle thus : "This is not what \ 
 I meant when I penned the i6th and 
 1 7th verses of the 3rd chapter of my j 
 letter to you"— "Let the word ofj 
 Christ dwell in you richly," &:c.. with 
 equally ridiculous supp(jsitions might 
 be multiplied aJ libitum in regard to j 
 any amusement. .And where the sin if , 
 the woman named as well as the bis- i 
 hops had rejoiced over the returned 
 prodigal, and shared with the family in 
 the dance as well as in the feast. 
 
 Those distinguished women, Mrs. 
 JudsDU and Mrs. Newell, jumped the 
 skipping rope on ship board as they 
 saileil for India, to convert the heathen. 
 Would Paul have censured them ? By 
 no means — nor would he censure many 
 pastors in Canada who play at croquet 
 and believe they preach the better for 
 the excitement and exercise offered 
 If Paul never danced he did not judge 
 those wl.o did, or we shcniid have had 
 on inkling of it among the many sins 
 far which he reproved the clnirches. 
 
 If now on earth he woultl fmd much 
 
 graver things to condemn in christians 
 than their family amusements, and 
 would spare himself the folly to pay 
 tithe of mint and other herbs, and ne- 
 glect weightier matters of the law judg- 
 ment, mercy and faith. If duelling is 
 an outgrowth of dancing, it is strange 
 the effect has almost ceased while the 
 cause has increased. With regard to 
 the death from exposure after this 
 amusement, the argument loses fore e 
 when we bear in mind that man)- deaths 
 occ:ur from exposure at funerals, and 
 that the laws of nature are not violated 
 with impunity whether in a good or 
 bad cause. Why speak of this amuse- 
 ment as if the church recognizeil it. 
 A])art fr(jm the .Shakers, no other bodv 
 has intnjduccd it into worshl|), and if 
 wise, will not assume the responsibility 
 of regulating this or other annisements. 
 If a church begins to decide what is 
 rigiu and what is wr(jng in such things, 
 it must specify a code of allowable as 
 well as forbidden games, and would 
 soon find abundant trouble and rather 
 aid than hinder wrong-doing. 
 
 Members would differ widely as to 
 v.-hat was and was not innocent. I'Or 
 a church to legislate on family amuse- 
 ments is consummate folly, for the rea- 
 son the divine statute book affords not 
 a shadow of authority herein, and do- 
 ing so is contrary to Baptist usage and 
 i:)rinciple. With much more show of 
 right it should ascertain if liusbands 
 loved their wives. If wives oi)eyed 
 theii- husbands --If children obeyed 
 their parents, and if fathers were not 
 bitter to their children — If members 
 practised hospitality — If they were 
 courteous one towards another and 
 olx.'yed the injunction "mind not high 
 things, but cundescentl to men of lower 
 C.Stat;." 
 
 " Mr. T." imputes to Spurgeon 
 j " Little less than profanity," when he 
 ; spoke on a recent occasion of smoking 
 I a cigar to the glory of Cod. \'ery 
 j many christian merchants who join in 
 ■ contlemning Spurgeon, scrujjle not to 
 I make money by selling tobacco. Do 
 I they do this for the glory of '"od, or in 
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 fit of mankind or tlic love of lucre ? 
 l,cl c:ons(ien(.c answer. " Hai)]))' is he 
 whicii condcnineth not liiinself in that 
 thini^ whicli he allowcth." 
 
 After all, the matter of amusements 
 is difficult of solution — yet the difficulty 
 is not removed hut increased by sjieci- 
 alt)-. "No specific rules are laid down" 
 in scripture. ICach must judge for him- 
 self as to the harm or benefit of recrea- 
 tions, and if wise he will avoid doing 
 aught injurious to himself or others; he 
 will aiiii to err on tiie safe side. 
 
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 A Sermon for the Times -on Well- 
 Doiug. 
 
 UV .\ I.AVMAN. 
 
 Gal. 6-q.— " And let lis not be weary in welldoing, 
 for in d le seasm w ■ s'lall r.M|) it w •■ faint not." 
 
 The text contains an exhortation and 
 a promise. Let us briefly dwell on 
 each. I'irslly, the exiiortation. — And 
 let us not be weary in well-doing. This 
 is a very conipreiiensive subject, and 
 points to the whole duty of man. It 
 coi^.iprehends in a nutshell all that he 
 !.lu)uai and should not do. An endless 
 theme for instruction is supjiliedby the 
 words well-doing. They contain an in- 
 exhaustible stock of meaning, suited to 
 every man through all time, whereliy 
 he may shajie his conduct to secure the 
 a])proval of his own conscience and the 
 ajiprobation of ( iod. '] lUit we must 
 discriminate, and the context indicates 
 one dej)artment of well-doing worthy 
 of our earnest attention: "Let us do 
 good unto all men." The (]uestion 
 naturally arises how shall we do them 
 good? We may do it by our example, 
 whereby they take knowledge of us that 
 we have been with Jesus. 'J'hoy, seeing 
 your good works may glorify your 
 lather who is in Heaven. Shew me 
 your faith without works, and I will 
 shew you my f;aith by my works. Not 
 the hearers, but the doers" of the law 
 are justified. .Another way of doing 
 good to our fellow men is by instruc- 
 tion. ^Ve are commanded not to put 
 light past our neighbor — freely ye have 
 received, free!_, give. " Go ye into the 
 world, and preach the gospel to every 
 
 creature. Let him that heareth say 
 come." .\ further way of doing good 
 to mankind is by feeding the hungry 
 and clothing the naked. On these too 
 much neglected duties allow nie to 
 dwell somewhat. 
 
 Some of you may have enjoyed fre- 
 quently the luxury of doing good in 
 this way. Under your ministrations 
 the hearts of many widows may have 
 sung for joy, and the fatherless made 
 to rejoice, in their wants being sui)plied. 
 The blessings of many ready to perish 
 rest on the heads of such benefai tors, 
 and they are enabled to realize exjieri- 
 inentally that " Pure religion, and nn- 
 defiled l)efore Clod ami tlie Tather is 
 this : to visit the fatherless and widow 
 in their affliction, and keep himself un 
 sjjotted from the world." It is, how- 
 ever, well for all to ask, and the entpiiry 
 may humble and stimulate us : How 
 much have we left undone that we 
 ought to have done ? 
 
 Alas, if our efforts had been tenfold 
 more than they have been, api)ropriate- 
 ly might we exclaim, unprofitable ser- 
 vants are we all. The standard of our 
 liberality should be our ability. The 
 widow wiio gave her living, though but 
 two mites, stands out through all time 
 a witness against the rich, wl-,o, of their 
 abundance, give little, and that little 
 often grudgingl}'. Let it ever be borne 
 in mind they who give to the poor 
 lend to the I^ord. What an honor ! 
 The good book tells us the borrower is 
 servant to the lender. Think, then, of 
 the exaltation of laying, as it were, the 
 Lord, High and .Mighty under obliga- 
 tion to us, his creatures, who possess 
 nothing but what we received from 
 him, for the silver and gold are the 
 Lord's. Yet, iic consents u we as 
 stewards, give him hi- own to become 
 a borrower, and truly he will pay on 
 time with many fold interest, frv we 
 have his bond which is yea, and amen. 
 
 Even the selfish motive of pergonal 
 
 advantage miglit influence our conduct 
 
 in liberality, for it is more blessed to 
 
 I give than to receive, and further, if our 
 
 ' benefits are extended to a suffering 
 
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 act is accepted as done to the Lord 
 liimself. For as much as ye did it un- 
 to the least of these my (Hsciples, ye 
 did it unto me, and verily ye sliall noi 
 lose your reward. '' Lay by in store as 
 the Lord hatli jjrospered you "' is tiie 
 apostolic injunction. 
 
 If you would reap abundantly you 
 must sow abundantly There is iluit 
 scattereth and yet increaseth, and tiiere 
 is that with-holdeth more than is meet 
 and it tendetii to jjoverty. The doc- 
 trine of liberality, like all other doc- 
 trines, availetli little if hekl only in 
 theory. 
 
 It is of small value to say be ye 
 warmed and be ye clothed, unless ac- 
 com])anied with the means whereby the 
 sufferinji can be warmed and clothed. 
 Let each i)Ut the question to himself 
 Have I djne what I could ? .\nd bear 
 in mind this is the only measure veri- 
 fied with the stamp of Heaven. "H.ive 
 we made an humble ai'p.oach to this 
 standard ? 
 
 Alas, how distant from that advancetl 
 l^oint unattained in another depaitnient 
 of christian duty by some to wiiom 
 Paul wrote, " Ve have not yet resisted 
 unto blood striving against sin." Wiio 
 of us by his acts of benevolence has 
 suffered any abatement of self indul- 
 gence or one jot of daily comfort. 
 Hnve we not been less ready to search 
 for objects of charity than to avoid 
 them ? Have we felt constrained to go 
 out into the highways a, d compel the 
 reluctant suffering to partake of our 
 bounty? Is it -^ur practice to speak 
 kind words to the broken hearted, and 
 jiour the oil of consolation into the dis- 
 tressed breast ? Forgetting and forgiv- 
 ing the sin of the sinful, is it our prac- 
 tice to labor to restore them to the 
 right ])aths, ever mindful of the caution, 
 " Let him who thinketh he standeth 
 take heed lest he fall." Do we recog- 
 nize in man a brot^her, and treat him as 
 such, whatever his creed, color, country, 
 or condition ? It is well also to con- 
 sider the kind of spirit in which we 
 should aim to fulfd acts of charity 
 They should be done in a spirit of 
 willingness. The Lord loveth a cheer- 
 
 ful giver. They should be done in a 
 spirit of humility, we do but our duty, 
 and this at best but imperfectly. No 
 parade should trumpet forth our good 
 deed.s, but rather we siiould seek not 
 to let our left hand know what our 
 right hand doeth. 
 
 Our acts should be jirompt, what- 
 ever our hand findeth to do we should 
 do it with all our might. I'osthumous 
 benevolence deprives the giver of the 
 pleasure of giving, and is often too late 
 to benefit the receiver. Above all let 
 our gifts be discreetly liestowed ; by 
 giving only to the neetiy, and doing it 
 rather from ])rinci|)le than impulse, ever 
 bearing in mind no acts avail one atom 
 in purchasing heaven. The work 
 which justifies is a finished W(jrk, and 
 the bestowal ot all your goods to feed 
 the poor is worthless, but as an evidence 
 of faith. For by grace are ye saved 
 through faith, and that, not of your- 
 selves, it is the gift of (]od. (Jod was 
 in Christ, recoiiciling the world unto 
 himself, and by no other means can we 
 hope to be saved, for doing is a deadly 
 thing, doing leads to death. 
 
 ]]y many, tlie |)resent is regarded as 
 a season specially i)rompting to acts of 
 kindness and liberality. Such acts are 
 never out of season, but lie that regard- 
 eth a day to the Lord let him regard it. 
 There lacketh not abundant reasons 
 apart from the associations which in 
 many minds cluster around Christmas 
 
 I to enforce the injunction, remember 
 the poor. It is a time of plenty in our 
 Canada. By occupation, its inhabit- 
 ants are largely husbandmen. The 
 earth has brought forth her increase 
 abundantly. The promise has been 
 
 ! fulfilled, " While the earth remnineth 
 seed time and harvest shall not cease ; 
 and He who has kept his promise ex- 
 pects we shall keeji his coiniViand." 
 Open thy h.'nd wide to the poor. 
 
 I Abundance should be an incentive to 
 liberality, thankfulness should enforce 
 the duty, and the keen necessity of the 
 
 ' suffering, especially under the rigor of 
 winter, should awaken prom) it and en- 
 larged sympathy. Let not the joyous- 
 ness of your festive reunions at this sea- 
 
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 son be niancu by the thought that the 
 cry of tlie poor lias gone up to lieavcn 
 against ) ,)u. 
 
 And now for the promise. " For in 
 due season ye shall reap if ye taint not." 
 We are told in keeping (iod's command- 
 ments tiiere is a great reward. His 
 ways are ways of pleasantness and all 
 iiis paths are peace. ^Ve shall enjoy 
 inward peace— the peace of CJod which 
 ])asseth understanding, which the world 
 can neither give nor take away. Not 
 only inward, but outward peace. When 
 a man's ways jjlease tiie Lord he mak- 
 eth even his enemies to be at peace 
 with him. (lodlincss lias the promise 
 of the life that now is as well as tiiat 
 which is to come. All tilings shall 
 work together for good to them that 
 love God. But the expression, due 
 time may jioint rather to the heavenly 
 state, and in view of this, how appro- 
 priate the condition. If we faint not. 
 It is only by persistent continuance in 
 well-doing that we have any promise of 
 reward. Tiiey only who continue to 
 the end shall be saved. If we faint in 
 the day of adversity our faith is small. 
 \\'e are called upon in view of the c-on- 
 flict with the flesh and the devil to put 
 
 on the whole armour of God — to gird 
 up the lions of our mind and to stand 
 f.ist, having done all to stand. We are 
 nothing in ourselves, our sufificiency is 
 in him whose strength is made perfect 
 in our weakness. But O I the exceed- 
 ing great reward in reajjing the fruits 
 of righteousness at God's right hand, 
 and celebrating the i)raises of Him who 
 loved us and washed us in his own 
 blood, and hath made us kings and 
 priests to God, to dwell in his presence 
 in the city that has no need of the sun 
 neither of the moon to shine ujion it, 
 for the glory of God lightens it, and the 
 Lamb is the light thereof There to 
 verify in glorious fruition the Saviours' 
 declaration, "eye hath not seen nor ear 
 heard, neither hath it entered into the 
 heart of man to conceive the things 
 which God has prepared for them who 
 love Him." In view of all this what 
 manner of ])ersons ought we to be in 
 all manner of communication ? 
 
 How intently should we consider 
 our latter end, daily and hourly bear- 
 ing in mind the e.xhortation and jiro- 
 mise of the text, " And let us not be 
 weary in well-doing, for in due season 
 we shall reap if we faint not." 
 
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 DIGNITY OF LABOR. 
 
 II 
 
 NUMIIKK ONK. I 
 
 Tliero arc many and liigli considera- \ 
 tions wliicli invest toil, cither mental 
 or manual, with the importance im- 
 l)lied by this expression : a review of 
 some of these claims: our attention. ! 
 The exam])le and pre(:e|)t of the Crea- 
 tor tlemand ^ our first notice. He is 
 .represented as the Almit^hty Master- 
 workman, hy whose word the universe 
 was made and is upheld. I''or he 
 spake, and it was done, he commanded 
 and it stood fast, and he resteil on 
 the seventh day from all iii> work whicli 
 he had made 
 
 His creative jiower is not more .nar- 
 vellous than his o 7//////('//,v superintend 
 ence, and control of the vast machine 
 of nature. N'or is our wonder less 
 oxcitetl hy the iiiiiiiitt'iii'ss of his care. 
 He who taketh up the Isles as a very 
 little thing, holdeth the winds in his 
 fists and the waters in the hollow of 
 his hand ; feedeth the yount; ravens 
 when they cry — suffereth not a sparrow 
 to fall unnoticed to tlio j.^round — num- 
 hereth the very hairs of our heads — and 
 in the watchful care of his people 
 neither slumbers nor slce])s. Z. When 
 in human flesh he came to earth to 
 achieve a work 'greater than creation, 
 he .!' -lified luimblu toil and drew u])- 
 on himself ihe offence of proud lu'arers, 
 who asked, " Is not this the carpenter 
 the .son of Mary?" Thus the architect 
 of the skies, the builder of the universe 
 by whom all things that exist were 
 
 made, worked at the occupation of a 
 mechanic, iaiul ,Jeft f)n re<'ord to all 
 time his testimony to the worthy char- 
 acter of honest labor. 
 
 No sooner was Adam made, anil 
 while yet in his innocencv than he was 
 assigned employment, for he'was'j)ut 
 into the garden of liden to dress it and 
 keep it, and although by the fall and 
 l)artly in punishment, it was said to 
 him, " in the sweat of thy face shalt 
 thou eat bread until tiiou return unt(i 
 the ground;" a blessing was to follow 
 the curse. 
 
 " Hchiiul a frowniiiK "rovidenco 
 He hidui a sinilini; lace," 
 
 The greatest good to the human race 
 was bound up -n the fiat of the .\1- 
 mighty, that laid upon man the i)enalty 
 of toil. His interests are thereby pro- 
 moted physically, intellectually, mater- 
 ially, and morally, and when these ben- 
 efits are secured, his happiness is ad- 
 vanced, antl glory to (Jod is the result. 
 Who then will question, such being its 
 fruits, that there is dignity in labor, 
 honor in toil and reward in application. 
 If cavillers to these views exist, let them 
 take rear rank in the world's march of 
 
 I imi)rovement, and try the honor of eat- 
 
 I ing bread earned by other liar. ;'..:, o-- 
 the CO ifort of doing without labor: 
 and there is high authority for leaving 
 such to their shifts. 
 
 "^Ifany manVill not work neither 
 
 ; let him eat." Let them try the pleas- 
 urable experience of rags \o protect 
 
 ' their ])ersons from the winds of winter. 
 
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 aiul their fluttering raiment will clo- 
 (jucntly |)lca(l that shivering is harder 
 than workinji 'inii less honorable to 
 hoot. l'"or many years of intani y anil 
 <hil(lh(joil we are dependent on the 
 care and toil of others, and how proper 
 when cajjable of doing so, we should 
 provide for ourselves, and aim tf) fight 
 tile i)attle of life in a manner creditable 
 to our manhood. Indivitlual wants 
 are to be met —social ties involve num- 
 erous claims — and our country lays up- 
 on us obligations to the right fulfilling 
 of wiiich demands that idleness form no 
 part of our ciiaracter but that persever- 
 ing application be the ruling principle 
 of our lives. 
 
 'I"hc poor fishermen of (irJlilee be- 
 came pillars in the temple of their (kid, 
 and Prime Ministers of a Kingdom 
 before which the crowns and thrones 
 of this world vanish like the " Baseless 
 fabric of a vision,"' and while jirosccut- 
 ing the high mission to wliich they were 
 ap|iointed, they jjreferred the humble 
 condition of the Unviy- inculcated up- 
 on their followers the duty of diligence 
 in business, and denounced as worse 
 than an Infidel, the man who fails to 
 jjrovide for liis own household. 
 
 How striVingly sublime and inde- 
 jiendent is the language ofone of these 
 teachers, and the one, of all, who might 
 have claimed exemi)tion from severe 
 toil, for he was a scholar and a gentle- 
 man : — \'et Paul had learned a trade, 
 for, by occupation, he was a tent maker, 
 and could say, " 'I'hcse hands have 
 ministered to my necessities, and to 
 tiie necessities of those who were witii 
 me." Heri' is true dignity, manly in- 
 dejiendence, and genuine benevolence. 
 If we turn the leaves of profane hi.story, 
 we shall become acquainted with a 
 noble Roman, who left guiding tiie 
 jilougli to guide the state, and returned 
 again to jiursuits of husbandry, with 
 more relish tiian he had governed 
 Rome. Discontinue labor and what 
 becomes of the world and all its con- 
 cerns ? Let tiie mistaken and ill-jutlg- 
 ing mighty one disdain tlie toiling mul- 
 titudes, as thev may wear the very dia- 
 dems thai adorn tlieir brows. 'l"he 
 
 roiies that beautify their persons are the 
 fruits of laborious toil. Ere the sump- 
 tuous feast can be sjjread, how many 
 ajipiiances must be set in operation to 
 jiroduce the reipiired su])plies? And 
 who in reality hath the greater honor — 
 the man who makes a crown, or he 
 who can merely wear one ? \Vho is 
 wortliy of tile liighest estimation — the 
 producer, or consumer of bread ? 
 
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 Banks of the Ottawa, May lo, 1867. 
 
 NUMBER TWO. 
 
 The profit of '.oil is no inconsiderable 
 consideration in estimating the duty 
 and honor of labor ; and when surplus 
 l)rofits are applied to purposes of bene- 
 volence and usefulness, what a source 
 of iiap])iness to the giver as well as to 
 the receiver. 
 
 I'Yanklin began the world a poor boy, 
 and worked hard as a printer, but ahead 
 of his age, he was not only temperate 
 in things useful, but a total abstainer in 
 things iiurtful, and tested thoroughly 
 the sujieriority of water as a beverage : 
 — being able to work harder, and con- 
 tinue longer, tlian any of his conijian- 
 ions who used strong drink. He be- 
 came distinguished as a philosopher — 
 his discoveries in Electricity formed an 
 important link in the chain of discov- 
 eries — cuimiiiaiing in the telegraph 
 wiiiclihas annihilated space, and brought 
 the human family witiiin speaking dis- 
 tance. Not only was he distinguished 
 in science, but as a statesman, he lived 
 to occujjy the highest jiolitical positions 
 in the git't of his country as Minister to 
 t'rance, and Plenipotentiary to tlreat 
 Britain. In the latter country he had 
 worked in the humble capacity of a 
 journeyman printer ; but returned to it, 
 to sit with Cieorge the Third and his 
 councillors U) arrange high matters of 
 state, and setde the relations of Britain 
 with the New-born Nation of the United 
 States. Frankli.n was enabled to apply, 
 and did apply to himself, the saying of 
 the wise man " Seest though a man 
 diligent in business, he shall stand be- 
 fore kings, he shall not stand before 
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 This Prince 01 common sense became 
 ricii by industry ; and was enabled to 
 devote his time and means to the bene- 
 fit of his race, and the honor and hap- 
 piness of iiimself. More recently the 
 world has seen in Mr. lY^abody a strik- 
 ing exem])lification of the Dignity of 
 Labor. From humble origin, he rose 
 by dint of persevering toil tc the pos- 
 session of ])rincely wealth, and proves 
 himself as princely in its distribution, 
 to bless, not only the peo])le of his 
 own country, but to thousands, in our 
 fatherland he has extended the benefits 
 ot his liberality that shall go down to 
 the latest ages still more widely, making 
 glad the sons of toil, and drawing from 
 the lips of multitudes ready to perish, 
 blessings on the memory of this great 
 benefactor of his fellow men. If "it is 
 more blessed to give than to receive," 
 who does not envy this American 
 Philanthrop:.;t, tiie pleasure he must 
 enjoy, in having added so much lO the 
 happiness of man ? If we begin at the 
 beginning, and travel downwards 
 through past generations, we will find 
 the men of toil, the men of worth and 
 distinction. Adam was a gardener and 
 farmer. Noah was a shipwright. Ab- 
 raham, Isaac and Jacob were she])herds. 
 .\f'"-'>s, though skilled in all the learning 
 of Egypt, foUovicd the same calling. 
 David was taken from the sheep-folds to 
 the throne. The proi)hets, too, were 
 generally men of humble birth, depen- 
 dent on their own industry. To move 
 still further down the steps of time, 
 when choice was to be made of men to 
 wield the mightest influence on earth, 
 it was not those of noble birth, or royal 
 blood, that were selected, but sons of 
 humble toil. 
 
 NUMBKR THRKE. 
 
 How indispensable to all living, the 
 labors of the husbandman, and how 
 continuous his toils. (llance, for ex- 
 ample, especially or. the life of the 
 Canadian pioneer cultivator. He pur- 
 chases a piece of land, but finds it 
 encumbered with a dense forest. With 
 a stout heart and strong arm he 
 swings the axe, and the monarchs of a 
 
 thousand years are levelled — cut into 
 lengths — rolled into piles and burnt. 
 
 'I'hus is the earth subdued — ^redeenied 
 from the dominion of the forest, and the 
 wilderness becomes a fruitful field. In 
 the cour.se of time the unsightly stumps 
 disappear, and the polished share lays 
 the even furrow to receive seed and 
 yield a rich harvest to fill the barns with 
 abundance for man and beast. Con- 
 trast the humble beginning of this pion- 
 eer farmer, with his jtresent state, and 
 know the truth of the Proverb. " The 
 hand of the diligent maketh rich." An 
 humble laborer perchance in fatherland, 
 whose limited income made the meeting 
 of both ends difticult ; a representative 
 of the class referred to so beautifully by 
 the poet. 
 
 "Oft did tho harvests to th«!ir sickles yield, 
 Tlieir furrows olt the stubborn glebe has broke ; 
 How jocund did they drive their team afield ? 
 How bowed the woods beneath thi;ir sturdy stroke? 
 Let not ambition mock their useful toil, 
 Their homely joys and destiny obscure ; 
 Nor grandeur hear with a contemptuous smile, 
 The short and simple annals of tho poor." 
 
 Not even in vision did he dream of 
 plenty, abundance, affluence and hon- 
 ors. The chance of bettering matters 
 occupies his thoughts — the decision is 
 come to — the Atlantic crossed, and he 
 finds himself in Canada with scarcely 
 means to reach his intended locality. 
 
 I'^or a time he works for others better 
 off than himself, but enough for a start, 
 and a payment acquired ; he commen- 
 ces as we have seen, and patiently plods 
 onward, and ujnvard ; and now survey 
 the .scene. In fee simple he owns the 
 ample acres around. Well filled barns 
 bespeak a fruitful soil, and industry in 
 its cultivation. The once solitary cow- 
 has many companions, and the first two 
 sheep have become a flock. The pa- 
 tient ox, servant of all work, even to go 
 to mill and meeting, may be wanting, 
 but his place is filled by the well con- 
 ditioned span, ready to be yoked to the 
 l)lough, or dash along the road obedient 
 to their master's will. Beneath sur- 
 rounding sheds may be seen the double 
 sleigh and cutter for winter, and the 
 i buggy and waggon for summer. Mov- 
 ing inward to the dwelling, the eye is 
 pleased — taste and comfort is apparent 
 
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DIGNITY OK LABOR. 
 
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 in the brick, frame, or stone mansion 
 standing out as the successor of the 
 bark or trough-covered shanty, once 
 the abode of this well-to-do farmer. 
 
 In his social condition he h..s kept 
 pace with his material progress, and we 
 find him a Reeve, a Magistrate, per- 
 haps a member of Parliament. At 
 least, he is a man who takes an active 
 interest in the religious, educational, 
 municipal, political and defensivi^ in- 
 terests of his country— who not only 
 subscribes for his family and general 
 paper, bat is punctual in paying for 
 them. Viewing this ]jicture, and it is 
 no fancy sketch, who will deny the 
 Dignity of Labor productive of such 
 results ? Still the picture is but half 
 drawn. Enter the mansion and we 
 find an inner kingdom, yet unexplored 
 — a farmer wanting a farmeress is of all 
 bachelors most miserable and most in- 
 excusable ; but here we are introduced 
 to a wife, who is a helj) mate indeed. 
 
 Tiie surroundings besi)eak comfort 
 — even refinement. And how comes 
 to pass all that constitutes sweet home ? 
 Magic has no part or parcel in the 
 creation. Unflaging, i)ersistent, un- 
 noticed and often unpraised toil of 
 woman is the source. How much is 
 man indebted to her for all his happi- 
 ness and honor in life ? No small gift 
 indeed was she, but worthy of the giver : 
 and no unmeaning language is the de- 
 claration. " Wlioso findetli a wife find- 
 eth a good thing, and obtaineth favor 
 of the Lord." But what shall be said 
 of the class who persistently refuse to 
 avail tiiemselves of this gift ? Is it too 
 severe to say they merit the fate of the 
 man, lacking patriotism ; and deserve 
 to go down, " unwejn, unhonored, and 
 unsung." 
 
 Hut while within the ])recincts of 
 this domestic circle, let us mark more 
 minutely tiie life routine of her who 
 l)resides therein, and join me in ex- 
 claiming, if ordinary dignity beautifies 
 ordinary toil, surely sublime dignity 
 glorifies the extraordinary labors that 
 tax the energies of v.-oman. How end- 
 less her cares — how infiispensible her 
 attentions. Man, indeed, lord it over 
 
 woman ! To her mainly he owes his 
 being, and poor helpless mortal, but 
 for her momentary and sleepless atten- 
 tion, he would be born only to die. 
 
 Note the two-fold duties performed 
 as with one arm she carries her babe, 
 and with the other attends to some 
 household duty, or the threefold em- 
 ployment of rocking the cradle with 
 her feet ; darning or sewing with her 
 hanc^'i, as with her voice she sings a lul- 
 laby to sooth the restless object of her 
 care. A scene this, on which an 
 angel might gaze with envy and de- 
 light. Then as these troublesome 
 comforts multiply, there is no end of 
 demand on the patience, contrivance 
 and work of the mother. But she is a 
 wife as well, and her lord expects that 
 his house shall be in order, notwith- 
 standing the tossings up and down of 
 the juveniles within. He expects a 
 smiling welcome as he enters the thres- 
 hold, and that his dinner will be ready 
 to the hour. Nor is he in the best of 
 humour if buttons are lacking at wrists 
 or collars, or things generally not suit- 
 ed to his convenience. 
 
 .She, too, must have a care of herself, 
 and appear in dress and person comely 
 and neat. Then there are the general 
 household duties to look after in the 
 kitchen, the dairy and perchance the 
 garden, visits of friendship to make and 
 receive, and missions of charity and be- 
 nevolence to jjerform. In a word, her 
 j duties are endless, they are unseen, but 
 i invaluable, sustaining beyond question 
 I or cavil the dignity of labor. All honor 
 to such wives and such mothers. 
 
 Their iuisbands cannot sufficiently 
 speak fortii their jjraise. The woman 
 who bravely and worthily fights the 
 battle of life, and rears a family to 
 honor and usefulness, deserves well of 
 lier country, and merits a monument as 
 much as the hero who gains a battle, or 
 Ine explorer who explores the map of 
 the tvorld, 
 
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 NUMBER FOUR. 
 
 Labor is honourable because it is 
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 niGNITY OF I.AHOK. 
 
 and indispcnsihlc. It is tbe main 
 spripg of life. The wliolo inachinoryl 
 of existence would stop, but for strong | 
 hands and willing hearts to give it 
 motive power. \M)at wonderful I 
 achievements iiave been, and are being 
 effected by labor, which is an adilition- 
 al ])roof of its dignity and honor. | 
 
 Noah, by years of toil built a ship to i 
 the saving of himself and household, | 
 with two of all living creatures. Solo- 1 
 mon's temple presented an object of' 
 beauty, the most s|)lendid the sun ever 
 shone on. The Pyramids of Kgypt 
 may awaken doubt as to their utility, 
 yet they are a standing wonder to all 
 generation.^-, as monuments of skill and 
 labor in the ])ast. .St. l'eter"s at Rome, 
 and St. Paul's in London, are mighty 
 specimens of art in l'>cclesiastical archi- 
 tecture, and the religious element in 
 man has covered all lands with prool's 
 of his energy and genius in this respect 
 —in the cathedrals and ('hurches- -syn- 
 agogues and tem|)les so numerous and 
 splendid, throughout the workl ; reared 
 and beautilled by the oi)eiation of toil, j 
 
 Passing from the.se to the secular ^ 
 triumphs of art, we find the restless] 
 brain and busy hands ot man in every j 
 age intent on imi)r<)vemi'nt, ])rogress, j 
 and advancement, all tending to better i 
 the social, intellectual and moral con- j 
 dition of his race. What a stride from 
 the tracings of the pen in men's fingers 
 to the doings of the Press I .-\.nd if 
 first the wonder was ascribed to the 
 Devil, what would be thought of the 
 ten thousand fold des])atcli of the pres- 
 ent day, when a million of men. ready 
 scribes, would tail to comiiete with one 
 press worked by steam ? Who can 
 measure or describe the gigantic influ- 
 ence and benefit of the steam engine ? 
 
 'l"he march from the distaff to the 
 spinning-jenny was great : but how 
 many spinning-jennies would be neces- 
 sary to equal one factory driven by 
 machinery? The greatest ships are 
 not only impelled without wind, but 
 against it, reducing distanc'.s more than 
 half between wiilely separated conti- 
 nents. The wind, like the speed of 
 the locomotive, still more sur])risingly 
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 attests the wonder-working ingenuity 
 of man, who toils to save toil anil in- 
 crease the effi ■ of labor The hum- 
 blest hel])er in Sricating and stretch- 
 ing the .\tlanti( able, uniting the old 
 and new worlds, may feel prouil of his 
 part in this last wonder of this woiuler- 
 ful age, and in its success is e.xem])lified 
 the dignity of labor. The telegraphic 
 feats of our day seem to overstep the 
 boundary of things common 'o mortals, 
 and to invade the regions of spiritual 
 existence. 
 
 Hogles and warlocks ; witches and 
 wizards ; so familiar and troublesome 
 to our ancestors, did well in decamp- 
 ing ere the age of railroad.s, for the 
 steam whistle would have scared the 
 whole trib'. from every nook and glen 
 of the land, and the telegrai)h make of 
 no account their sujjer-human exploit.s. 
 
 In consiilering this subject the de- 
 partment of mind claims s|)ecial atten- 
 tion. ']'he revenue of thought has en- 
 riched mankind infinitely more than 
 any other means, supplying the most 
 abundant sources of profit, honor, and 
 happiness to the human race. Nor is 
 the toil of mind less severe than the 
 toil of bod} , 
 
 'i"he as])i ant for literary fame, finds 
 no rcjval ro ul to geometrw 
 
 The do' trine of substitution forms no 
 article '.,i the creed whereby harning is 
 ac()uired. Men have fasted and jjrav- 
 ed oy proxy : but you camiot hire an 
 v.ther to tlo your thinking. This is a 
 war from which there is no discharge. 
 
 The hill of eminence can be reached 
 only by each one himself climbing up- 
 ward, what others have done can be 
 repeated, and the student who ap])lies 
 himself jjatiently and jjerseveringty 
 will succeed. A glance at the triumjjhs 
 of mind in the past and ])resent reveals 
 results so stupendous, ordinar\- intel- 
 lects can but feebly'apiire<iate them. 
 
 'The sculjitor and painter have en- 
 richetl tlu; world with tro|)hies of their 
 art. The poet has charmed successive 
 generations with his heaven-inspired 
 song ; supplying, as it were, the music 
 for the army of the woild, as it march- 
 ed along in the campaign of life. The 
 
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 sciences in all their branches ha"e had, I 
 and have, their devoted students. Man 
 inteniiiii_uling in all knowledge, not 
 content witli measuring the earth, ap- 
 jilies his rules to the skies, and tells us 
 the distance — the size — the velocity — 
 and track of the iieavonly bodies. 
 
 Tiie histdrian, wading through the 
 records of the past, sup|)iies the aini)le 
 Ijage, rich witii the spoils of time, af- 
 fording instruction and enjoyment to 
 thousands. Tiie statesman, skilled in 
 tlie science of (lovernment, finds his 
 ]K>sition no sinecure ; hut when the 
 duties of iiis office are wisely and faith- 
 lully fulfilled, what a blessing to a nation 
 in enlightened legislation ; and law ad- 
 ministered, so that it shall be a terror 
 to evil doers, and the praise of tiiem 
 who do well. No doubt the profession 
 of law in Canada is full to overflow! ig, 
 (though doubtless as Webster said "there 
 is room upstairs,") yet the practitioner 
 who honors tiie bar or bench, by devot- 
 edly and honestly fulfilling the duties 
 of his office, occu])ies a |)lace of labor- 
 ious duty, and confers on the country 
 benefits of no lommon kind. 
 
 'Much as we sometimes abuse the 
 doctor, no man is more welcome when 
 sickness overtakes u.s. If skillful, he 
 has ac(]uired his knowledge by hard 
 study, and can retain his ])osition only 
 by continuous application. Much 
 bodily labor also, is necessary, particu- 
 larly if he is located in the country, 
 will his bones be feelingly sensible of 
 long journeys over rough roads. 
 
 Vet, what a blessing to the human 
 family, are men who can mend broken 
 limbs, set dislocated joints, and subdue 
 and often remove afflictive maladies. 
 
 The instrucK- of the rising genera- 
 lion fills a niche most honorable and 
 laborious which should secure him the 
 
 respect and aid of parents and the 
 whole community. He has much to 
 do in moulding the characters of your 
 children and fitting them for the duties 
 of life. It becomes us to see that no- 
 thing is wanting in the capacity, con- 
 venience and furnishing of the school 
 room — the supply of books, or salary of 
 the teacher, to give efficiency to an in- 
 stitution so im)) irtant to a community 
 Yet another illustration of the dignity 
 of labor, to close, and it is furnished by 
 the spiritual instructor so beautifully 
 described by Cowper. 
 
 "Tlirre stands the iii'jssenxer of truth, lliere stands 
 
 The lej;«te of the skies ; His theme divine ; 
 
 His office sacred ; His credentials clear. 
 
 Uy Him the violated law speal<s out 
 
 Its thuntlers ; and liy Him in strains as sweet 
 
 As angels use, the gospel whispers peace. 
 
 Heeslahlishes the strong, restores the weak. 
 
 K(*chiints the wanderer, liinds the broken-hearted, 
 
 A'ld armed hiniselt in panoply complete. 
 
 Of heavenly temper, furnishes with arms 
 
 Ilrisht, as his own, and trnins hy every rule 
 
 Of holy discipline, to rlorious war, 
 
 The sacramental host of God's elect." 
 
 Pre-eminently is the faithful minister 
 a man of toil in body, soul, and spirit. 
 His qualifications are won by toil — they 
 are exercised by continuous toil. He 
 has to please many, but fails to plea.se 
 himself He retjuires talent and edu- 
 cation, which would fit him for high 
 positions of honor and emolument, but 
 he must be content w'ith moderate com- 
 l)ensalit)n, nor covet more. 
 
 Whoever may growl, he must not be 
 soon angry. However churlishly dealt 
 with, hosi)ita!ity must adorn his home, 
 and blamelessness his character. If in 
 this world only, ministers had their re- 
 ward, they would be ot all men most 
 miserable, but in view of the future, 
 they can estimate aright the value of 
 their toil and dignity of their labor. 
 
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 NUMBER ONK. 
 
 To the Editor of the News : 
 
 The first of sijecial note was Pliilo- 
 men Wright, the grand father, great 
 grand father, and probably great great 
 grand father of many in Hull, wiio are 
 his descendants. This daring path- 
 finder merits extended notice, and no 
 doubt when the annals of early settle- 
 ment on the Ottawa are written by 
 some pen-painter yet unborn, the mem- 
 ory of the sagacious, daring founder of 
 Hull, will receive that measure of jus- 
 tice to which he is entided. Perchance 
 the romantic adventures of his journey 
 hither, and exi)erience of wilderness 
 life, may yet sui)\)ly material for some 
 pleasing tale of liistoric romance when 
 the actors of the present generations 
 shall be "each in his narrow cell for- 
 ever laid.'" All that is intended in this 
 sketch is but a few glimpses at the char- 
 acter and work of a primitive and dis- 
 tinguished settler on the Ottawa. Mr. 
 Wright was a man of modest preten- 
 tions, but remarkable self reliance. He 
 had faith in ultimate success and labor- 
 ed witli undaunted |)erseverence. Dif 
 ficulties and reverses but kindling re- 
 newed vigor in his arduous undertak- 
 ings. One very commendable feature 
 in Mr. Wright's sentiment in Hull was 
 his concilitary treatment of the Indians, 
 thereby (|uieting their claims and se- 
 curing tlieir friendship. British dip- 
 lomacy in dealing with the red man, 
 accord with chrislian civilization, and 
 is |)olitic, as well as pjiilanthropic. .\1- 
 beit wise hi their generation, in many 
 ways, our republican cousins, have err- 
 ed herein. Had they spent a tenth of 
 the monev wasted in fighting and kill- 
 
 ing Indians in feeding and clothing 
 them, what an economy of gold and 
 glory would redound to the honor of 
 the (iovernment of that country. .\s 
 early as 1797, Mr. Wright began his 
 exploration in Canada. He made sev- 
 eral visits for this jiurpose, and care- 
 fully examined both sides of the St. 
 Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers, from 
 Quebec to Hull. In 1799 a through 
 examination of the land, front and rear 
 at the latter place i)roving satisfactory, 
 he decided there to make a settlement. 
 On the second day of February, 1800, 
 Mr. Wright left his native town, Wo- 
 burn, Massachusetts, bound tcr his new 
 home in (lam da. His com|)any con- 
 sisted of five families, including his 
 own, 25 iiired men, 14 horses, and 8 
 oxen. Seven sleighs carried the human 
 freight, beside tools and jirovisions re- 
 (juired for the enter|)rise. This little 
 army of adventurers moved forward 
 and in eight days reached .\fontreal. 
 .A.fter a short stay there they proceeded 
 westward, lodging at night with the 
 i habitants till they reached the foot of 
 the Long Sault. I'rom here they were 
 I obligeil to cut their way through the 
 I bush to the Head. The depth cjf the 
 I snow rendered the task exceedingly 
 i difficult, and at night they were obliged 
 to cam]) as best they could. In time 
 i the Head was reacheil, after which the 
 ; journey was performed on the ice, the 
 travellers seeking the river banks only 
 for the puri)ose of camping. On the 
 i seventh (lav of .March this courageous 
 i little band arrived al Hull and took 
 possession of their future home by fell- 
 ing the first tree, in which all who could 
 use the axe took part. Mr. Wright 
 made rapid strides in clearing and build- 
 
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 ing. Land was cleared yearly by the 
 hundred acres. In farming his success 
 was remarkable. In the summi.'r of 
 1 8 13 he harvested 1000 bushels of wheat 
 then worth $3 per bushel. The cost 
 of this crop was $2000, leaving a clear 
 profit of $1000. Threshing out the 
 produce of one acre, he found the 
 yield forty bushels. Such results in 
 wheat growing would favourably com- 
 l)aro with western experience. At the 
 time iiere referred to, and for many 
 years after, wheat growing in Eastern 
 Canada, was much more general and 
 jjrofitable than at present. Mr. Wright 
 built mills, manufactured timber, culti- 
 vated tlax, and aimed to build up a 
 l)lace which he then imagined might 
 rival Montreal. He was the first to 
 take timber down the Ottawa to Quebec, 
 this was in 1806, in doing whicli he had 
 to feel his way in descending the Long 
 Sault and in exploring the unused 
 waters of the north channel which he 
 successfully did. It is not easy to esti- 
 mate the value of such men, in devel- 
 oping tlie resources of a ne»v country. 
 It is likely his means were sufficient to 
 enable iiim to remain in his native 
 town and i)ass his days in luxurious 
 ease. But im])elle>l by a s])irit of am- 
 bition, enterjjrise and adventure, he 
 foregoes the indulgence of a refined 
 home, transfers his allegiance back to 
 his former sovereign, and bravely faces 
 backwoods experience in Canada. Mr. 
 Wright was decidedly loyal to his adopt- 
 ed country. A princijjle by the way 
 not uncommon among our intelligent 
 citizens of American origin. Rei)ubiic- 
 anism is O K in ':heory, but in practice 
 not so beautiful as to induce Canadians 
 to desire a change. Apart from any 
 additional reason tiie everlasting tur- 
 moil and cost of electing a Chief Ruler 
 intensified by the jiresent muddle is suf- 
 ficient to make every man in our favor- 
 ed land from his inmost soul exclaim 
 " Long live the Queen." When con- 
 siderably advanced in years, he was 
 elected a member of the Lower Canada 
 assembly. Although statesmanship 
 was not his gift, yet in ]iractical matters 
 relating to the wants of a new country 
 
 his knowledge and counsel were valu- 
 able. On one occasion when going to 
 or from the House his foot slijjped at 
 the top of one of those breakneck 
 stairs, then (])erhaps now) existing in 
 the streets of Quebec. The penalty 
 was a rough though s])eedy passage to 
 the bottom and a broken leg into the 
 bargain. In matters of christian faith 
 Mr. Wright was liberal to all creeds. 
 He had not the credit of being gospel 
 greedy, but tiie preachers of all denom- 
 inations were made welcome to the hos- 
 pitality of his house, and he and his 
 family very generally attended services 
 held by any of them. He had the 
 credit of nodding continuously during 
 the sermon, which habit charity might 
 construe into giving assent, but the 
 preachers pronounced it evidence of 
 indifference. Certainly slumbering in 
 church may not be justified, but some 
 preachers have themselves to blame 
 and the cause was well put by an emin- 
 ent F^nglish actor. A minister one day 
 said to him "How is it that you can 
 melt an audience to tears by mere fic- 
 tion, while I fail to move one even 
 wlien announcing the most solemn 
 truths ?" The actor replied, " Because 
 I speak fiction as if I believed it truth, 
 and you speak truth as if you believed 
 it fiction." Our notice of this distin- 
 guished early Pioneer, must here close. 
 Long since he began his last sleep and 
 we bid him adieu in the devout though 
 trite aspiration. — Re</uiescat in pace. 
 Vindicator. 
 County of Russell, Dec. 1876. 
 
 NUMBER TWO. 
 
 To the Editor of the Nejos : 
 
 About the year 1 780, and twenty 
 years before Philemon Wright founded 
 the colony at Hull, Mr. James Fox, a 
 Revolutionary soldier, hailing from the 
 Emerald Isle, with his wife, a native of 
 France, ascendeil the OUawa in search 
 of a favourable locality on which to 
 settle for the purpose of trading with 
 the Indians. Accompanied by their 
 only son, and tw'o or three servants, 
 they left Lachine with as large supplies 
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 carry. Buoyant with hope, and strong 
 in the resolve to overcome ditificuilties, 
 and accjuire wealth, they paddled for- 
 ward. Canoe travel is not the most 
 desirable means of transit on earth, 
 eitiier for comfort and ))rogress, but at 
 the time of wliich we write, no other 
 was available. 
 
 .Mountinn on the smooth waters of 
 old Ottawa, these voyas^ers deemed suf- 
 ficiently hard work, but when the Long 
 Sault was reached, further advance 
 seemed impossible. Thr shame of de- 
 feat, and the conviction that what had 
 been done could be done again, imi)el- 
 led to trial and after some days of hard 
 labour, this first difficulty was mastered. 
 I'assing onward by the North .Shore, 
 the wide and long Ixiy, where Papineau- 
 ville stands, was mistaken for the true 
 channel, and when the travellers found 
 themselves abruj^tly brought u]), they 
 were at their wits end to divine the 
 mystery, .\fter camping there for some 
 days and e.xploring the surrounding 
 country, the true channel was discover- 
 ed. The party with brightening pros- 
 pects retraced their line of travel, and 
 again made i)rogress ui)ward. .A. jour- 
 ney now accomi)lished in part of a day, 
 then occu|)ied tliese adventurers many 
 long and weary days. Thence they be- 
 came feign to debark and abide at the 
 first inviting sjjot presented. Such was 
 offered at the mouth of a creek, in the 
 centre of what was afterwards the town- 
 ship of Clarence. They remained here 
 but a short time, as a more inviting lo- 
 cality was found, three miles further 
 down the river at a j^rominent sandy 
 point to which they removed and per- 
 manently settled. Hence the names 
 Foxes Creek, Foxes Point, and Foxes 
 Island — the latter being oi)positt; Foxes 
 Point and added largely to the beauty 
 of the surrounding scenery, when its 
 thickly wooded forest was in summer 
 dress. The son became the father of a 
 large family — was intelligent, but lack- 
 ed force of character -he was, however 
 put upon the commission of the peace, I 
 shortly after the counties of Prescott 
 and RussgU were formed into the Otta- 
 wa District. One of the most frequent 
 
 duties then claiming magisterial aid, 
 was that of uniting in wedlock, candi- 
 dates for matrimony —ministers of any 
 church being a scarce commodity on 
 this i^art of the Ottawa. Squire Fox 
 con,se(]uently did more in this tine than 
 in punishing defaulters. 
 
 Happily, breaches of the peace were 
 of rare occurrence in this neighborhood. 
 On one occasion it fell to his lot to 
 deal with a (-ase that tried his nerves 
 severely. Windsor was a character, well 
 known on the Ottawa as a man of giant 
 strength and mental power, of ready 
 wit and dare-ilevil i)luck. He had be- 
 longed to tile British Navy, and it was 
 said, sharetl in the mutiny at tlie Nore, 
 which endetl in the leaders being strung 
 up. Windsor escaped by having a friend 
 at court. One failing he had imi)orted 
 from ship board, was love of grog — 
 under the influence of drink Windsor 
 committed some act at Foxes Point of 
 breaking into a store, and was appre- 
 hended by warrant issued by Squire 
 Fox. The magistrate in the exercise 
 of his duty, very mildly pmceeded to 
 try and convict the defaulter, but his 
 moderation failed to beget contrition. 
 On the contrary, Windsor justified his' 
 conduct, and addressing His Worship, 
 Squire Jimmy, told him it would require 
 more than one basswood magistrate of 
 his stam]) to deal with him. The ])ris 
 oner was sent to jail for trial at the ses- 
 sions. On his way down he met Mr. 
 John Cbesscr who hailed him, 
 
 " Hello Windsor, where are you go- 
 ing?" 
 
 " To jail, John." 
 
 " You will be hung yet Windsor." 
 
 " John, when you come down call 
 and see me, you will find me at home." 
 
 " I will, good bye." 
 
 Wherefore witness knoweth not, but 
 the sessions cleared Windsor and he was 
 strengthened in his assertion that J. P s 
 were not invariably made of good tim- 
 ber. In Windsor, the country lost a man 
 possessing mental finalities of a high 
 order, wiiich, if cultivated, would have 
 fitted him to fill any office in the land, 
 but tiiat enemy of our race, strong 
 drink, debased and ruined him. .\fter 
 
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 a few years following their settlement j 
 on the Ottawa, the Foxes dropped the '■ 
 fur trade, and in common with their j 
 neighbors, lived a rather precarious life, 
 being a mongrel between hunters, farm- j 
 ers and lumbermen, and at all making 
 but a scanty livelihood. The writer has j 
 seen a large family surround tlie table i 
 for dinner with no other eatables there- [ 
 on but an ample supply of black berries, | 
 and other families pass days together, j 
 dejjending exclusively on the fish in the 
 river for their food Catch, cook and 
 eat being tlie order observed. The old 
 man and his wife died where they lived, 
 and lie buried at Foxes Point. The 
 son and grandciiildren migrated to more 
 fruitful portions of Cannda, and those 
 of the latter now living are wealthy and 
 prosperous. 
 
 Four miles above Foxes Point is an- 
 other jjoint, now called Rockland, 
 where the steam saw mill of \V. C. Ed- 
 wards &: Co. is located. This place, 
 bofore the mutilations of the forest, for 
 mill purposes, and the larger destruc- 
 tion by the great fire, was one of the 
 loveliest places on the Ottawa river. 
 
 Of late years it passed by the name 
 of IJutternut Grove, trees of this species 
 being very abundant. Pic-nics of sun- 
 dry kinds from Ottawa city were of fre- 
 quent occurrence here, and no other 
 nook on the Ottawa was moreacccssable 
 or better suited for such jjurjioses. No 
 doubt for ages it was a favorite rendez- 
 vouz for tiie red man and the Canadian 
 voyager, when bound to or from the 
 distant trading posts of the North-West, 
 stretched here his weary limbs on the 
 green sward beneath the umbergeous 
 butternuts. 
 
 At an early date in the history of 
 ]3y-town, Lord Dalhousie, then Gover- 
 nor General, visited the future capital 
 of Canada, and in going and returning 
 by Batteau passed the niglit there at 
 the house of Mr. Hiram Marston, 
 (uncle of our respected treasurer) who 
 was then the jiroprietor of this I'oint. 
 
 When Mr. Fox settled at the poi.it 
 bearing his name. Butternut Grove was 
 in possession of a lady named Madam 
 Perault and her husband, and the little 
 
 romance that follows was vouched for 
 by Mr. Fox, who learned the story from 
 the lady's own lips Away back in the 
 first half of the last century, when the 
 second George .sat on the throne of 
 Britain, and the French claimed Cana- 
 da, a Count, connected with the army 
 accompanied his regiment to this coun- 
 try, taking his Countess with him. 
 After a period of service in Canada, 
 the regiment was ordered home, but the 
 Count preferring to remain, procured 
 his retirement from the service. Very 
 many at that time were engaged in the 
 fur trade and large fortunes were made 
 by not a few. The Count, intent on 
 trying his luck in this venture, chose 
 the Ottav.-a for the scene of operations, 
 and accompanied by his wife, a clerk 
 named Perault, and three or four canoe- 
 men, ascended the Ottawa until they 
 reached Butternut Grove, where they 
 halted and made a permanent settle- 
 ment. At the early period of which 
 we write, fur-bearing animals were very 
 abundant throughout this portion of the 
 Ottawa, and the red men in large num- 
 bers followed the chase. A brisk trade 
 was carried on at the grove, and Indian 
 tents frequently formed quite a villagf. 
 of canvas. But death entered the 
 dwelling of the trader, and the Count 
 was summoned to the spirit land. The 
 Countess carried on the business for 
 some time, aided by the clerk Perault, 
 and finally took him into partnership, 
 socially as well as commercially, and of 
 course assumed his name. Madam 
 Perault was a woman of no common 
 mould. Kind, generous, inventive, 
 firm and bold. These qualities were 
 often largely drawn upon, in dealing 
 with the untutored natives, but an event 
 occurred which tried her metal severe- 
 ly. In some skirmish with the British 
 Colonists, a young I'.nglish ofificer fell 
 into the hands of a i)arty of Indians 
 from the Ottawa. 
 
 Intent on deliberate vengeance on 
 their enemy, tliey brought him through 
 the woods from the St. Lawrence, to 
 the trading )iost of Madam Perault. 
 Here he was bound and kept in close 
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 absent warri'^rs, who would gloat with 
 them over tiio torturing slow dr.itli of 
 this unhappy victim by lire (jr otherwise. 
 Madame I'erault visited the youn^ otti- 
 cer, and hei womanly compa.ssicjn was 
 deeply stirred, and her inventive sagac- 
 ity roused to action. Waiting her oi'- 
 portunity, one day when all tiie men 
 were ahserit hunting, she contrived to 
 draw away the women on some pretext, 
 and by tiie free use of sweeties the 
 children also were decoyed out of the 
 way. The prisoner was then set at 
 liberty and arrayed in woman's ;ittire, 
 put to bed in an upper chamber in 
 Madam Perault's house, and waited 
 upon as an invalid extremely ill. .V 
 terrible hue and cry was raised when 
 the Indians returned and found the 
 prisoner gone. A general search was 
 made, but failing discovery, they went 
 to the house of .Madam Perault and 
 asked permission X) search it also. She 
 in the most courteous manner gave 
 consent, but begged them to make as 
 little noise as possible, as a sick lady 
 lay in bed up stairs whose malady 
 might be increased if disturbed. The 
 device succeeded, and tlie enraged In- 
 dians returned to their tents matldeneil 
 by disappointed revenge. 
 
 Madam Perault took the earliest op- 
 portunity of forwarding her rescued 
 charge to Montreal, from which place 
 he subsequently reached Kngland in 
 safety. 'Fhe conquest of Canada by 
 the British, followed soon after, and 
 Madame Perault was thanked and re- 
 warded by the English (Government for 
 her brave and merciful conduct to the 
 officer 
 
 Legendary story, unless of Indian 
 kind, is not rife as relating to this i)ar- 
 ticular i)art of the Ottawa Valley, nor 
 is the scrimp supj^ly so jirobable, as 
 the Rockland tale. One may be here 
 noticed on the authority of an English 
 Gazeteer of no small irretentions, yet 
 its credibility is best tested a long way 
 from the scene of its occurrence. 
 Speaking of the Chaudiere, we are told 
 that below the falls is an underground 
 channel, into which sticks of timber 
 occasionally enter, and come to the 
 
 surface some miles below. That a cow 
 by some means was sucked into this 
 channel, and came up alive and well 
 at I''oxes Point some miles below. 
 
 An early lumberman or. the Ottawa, 
 who loved to astonish the credulous, 
 beat the foregoing hillow, by grave- 
 ly telling a new airiv^l one day, that 
 sticks of timber were known to enter 
 the said channel, and come up at Eon- 
 don bridge with Philomen Wright's 
 mark on them. At this i)oint, for the 
 present, tiie writer stays liis ])en, with 
 tiie promise of more anon, anent pion- 
 eer's experience. 
 
 Vindicator. 
 
 County of Russili, January, 1877. 
 
 .\UMHER THREE. 
 
 The first M. P, for the United coun- 
 ties was Dr. D.ivid Pattee, a man of 
 moderate attainments, respectable char- 
 acter, and a well-to-do-larmer. 
 
 The next representative was Mr. Mc- 
 Donald, of " Mile Square" celebrity. 
 This sobriquet became a little aniusin;: 
 when applied to the ladies of the fam 
 ily, as on one occasion one of them was 
 introduced to another latly as Miss Mc- 
 Donald "Mile Square." Mr. McDon- 
 ald must have been returned fre(]uently 
 as he went by another distinction which 
 would imply long service, being styled 
 "Member McDonald," or it niigiit 
 have been considered more convenient 
 than " Mile Square." However, Mem- 
 ber McDonald in time ceased to be 
 member, and other men shared in the 
 honor. Russell returned a member for 
 itself, and Prescott for a time sent two 
 members. District officials in those 
 days were eligible candidates, and our 
 first sheriff, Mr (keenfield McDonald, 
 died in Toronto, when attending Parlia- 
 ment. Mr. Hotham, too, our first 
 registrar and clerk of the ])eacfv w.as in 
 the assembly during one Parliament. 
 If Prescott cannot boast of sending dis- 
 tinguishr^d m"r> * Parliament, she can 
 take credit for having never returned 
 an absentee. 
 
 Russell can point to more men of 
 mark that have represented the (xninty, 
 than her sister can, but with Russell 
 
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 OTTAWA PIONEERS. 
 
 93- 
 
 -i)^ 
 
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 absenteeism has been tlie rule, resident 
 inenilicrs tlie exception. 
 
 The first rei)reseiilative for Russell 
 was Mr. Tliomas McKay, ot' New 
 lidinburgh. 'I'his (gentleman, like the 
 present I'renuer, (.Nlackenzie) iiad been 
 a worker of stone, but there is free- 
 masonry among the masons of Scotland, 
 by which men (if this craft build up 
 themselves while they build buildings. 
 
 Hugh Miller for example, and many 
 more — ^Mr. McKay's first luck in Cana- 
 da was at the Laehine Canal, and next 
 at the Kideau C'anal. He built the 
 eight locks at the Ottawa entrance of 
 this canal, the foundation stone being 
 laid by the celebrated Arctic I'^xplorer, 
 Sir John Frankhn. In the estimate of 
 costs for this job, it was supposed the 
 stone must be brought fnmi Hull, but 
 was found on the spot, and Mr. Mc- 
 Kay enjoyed tlv.s large advantage. Mr. 
 McKay was opposed by Mr. O'Connor, 
 one of the 27 men, as the first residents 
 of Uy-town in 1827, were called. 
 
 In the next election Mr. McKay was 
 returned by acclamation. But he was 
 soon invited to step higher. Judge 
 Drajier who was then .-Xttorney Cener- 
 al, tailed to secure a seat in the west, 
 and the proposition was matle to Mr. 
 .McKay to vacate in his favor. This 
 he did, .Mr. Draper got Russell, and 
 Mr. McKay a seat in the Legislative 
 Council. Mr. McKay was the only 
 ap])ointmcnt for the U])per Chambers 
 from Russell, and the Hon. .Mexander 
 Grant, the only one from I're.scott. In 
 Robert Bell, Rus.sell had a man of 
 great mental capacity, unselfish charac- 
 ter, unyielding will, and tireless appli- 
 cation ; ([ualiticsalas, eventually reniler- 
 ed abortive by the common enemy of 
 our race, intemperance. 
 
 The Ottawa country owes the mem- 
 ory of this man a deej) debt of grati- 
 tude. He sought not his own but its 
 advancement, and sacrificed his private 
 interests to the i)ublicgood, and died a 
 l)Oor man. The Ottawa and St. Law- 
 rence railway owes its conception ami 
 completion, chiefly to his efforts. When 
 the competition for metropolitan dis- 
 tinction was awakened among the as- 
 
 piring cities of Canada, it was Mr. Bell 
 who mainly supplied the statistics 
 which guided the Royal arbiter in the 
 selection of Ottawa. 
 
 In Mr. fellows the county had a 
 member in many respects of widely 
 different qualities. In natuml abilities 
 he was by no means wanting, but in 
 ajjplication fearfully deficient, and the 
 ruling principle within was exclusively 
 one-sided-nes.s. 
 
 Dr. Crant, in his profession, projjcr, 
 apiiears to shine a star of some magni- 
 tude, but if wise, he will hereafter give 
 I politics a wide berth. 
 i His laboreil sjieech, Iiowever, dainty 
 j in phrase, or j)olished in diction, will 
 I never command the ajjplause of listen- 
 ing senates. Nor is discourse though 
 it glitters and sjjarkles with diamonds 
 of tiiought, a substitute for muscular 
 decisive action. 
 
 "Till' toiiKiic is but !\n iiistruincnt, on 
 
 Which we pl.iy what tunc wo please — In tlie 
 deed - 
 
 The unequivocal, authentic deed 
 
 Wc see sound argument, wo read the heart." 
 
 Regarding the numerous representa- 
 tives for Prescott in the past, nothing 
 special claims attention, unless excep- 
 tion is made of Col. Kearns, whose 
 amusinjt deliverances in the House and 
 on other public occasions, might be 
 touched upon for the benefit of the 
 younger readers of the A<^?i'.f, 'nit 'iiust 
 stand over meanwhile. 
 
 Vindicator. 
 
 County of Russell, January, 1877. 
 
 NUMBER KOUR. 
 
 Colonel Kearns was one of the er rly 
 Ottawa settlers, and figured somc.iiat 
 prominently in these United Counties, 
 in different public positions. About 
 the year 1820 he i)lanted his stakes in 
 North Plantagenet, on the Nation 
 river,t\vomiles i)elow HagariK: Chesser's 
 mills. He was a genuine Irishman, 
 and every inch a soldier. 
 
 Born during the American Revolu- 
 tion, he was early enrolled for service, 
 and took part in the Irisii Rebellion, at 
 the close of the last century, under 
 Lord Dalhousie, afterwards Governor 
 General of British North America. He 
 
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 OTTAWA PIONEERS. 
 
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 afterwards followed the fnrtunes of Sir 
 John Moore in Spain, and fought under 
 the Iron Imke, through the Peninsula 
 war. He is specially named in the 
 military records for acts of braver} dur- 
 ing his army career, and was promoted 
 from the ranks to a lieutenancy. 
 
 'I'iie years invr.ediately ifollowing 
 Waterloo hrouglu many old warriors t6 
 Canaila, and among them one gallant 
 hero. Honors awaited iiini. Colonel 
 of Militia and Justice of the Peace, 
 were followed by a seat in Parliament, 
 in which he represented the county of 
 Prescott. 'l"he professional tendencies 
 of the Colonel became marked in the 
 exercise of the duties of these several 
 otifices. 
 
 In making speeches, pith, brevity, 
 and steel characterised his elocjuence. 
 In magisterial matters, summary pun- 
 ishment was his delight, and summary 
 procedure in cases foreign to the powers 
 of a magistrate, his besetting sin. For 
 instance one party was brought before 
 liis worship to answer for a breach of 
 l)romise. Another fined for not paying 
 the priest for christening his child. 
 .\nd another for shooting a dog on 
 Monday, that had bitten him on the 
 Sunday i)revious. ,\ddressing the lat- 
 ter, his \Vorship said, " If sir, under the 
 influence of passion )ou had killed the 
 dumb brute immediately, the' case 
 would have been widely different, bul 
 sir.forgetful of the divine injunction that 
 commands us not to let the sun go 
 down upon our wrath in cool-blood, 
 you murdered the jjoor dog ; I shall 
 fine you with costs twelve dollars." 
 Under the .Master and Servants Act 
 some parties were imjjrisoned w-ho were 
 clearly innocent, but our soldier — jus- 
 tice declared disobedience of orders 
 under any circumstances, was a frag- 
 rant breach of tiie articles of war, and 
 he was determined to make an example 
 of this kind of defaulters. Narrow es- 
 capes the Colonel had of being fined for 
 his summary illegal acls,bul friends at 
 court saved him, although in the case o^ 
 fining a nian for not paying ihe jjriest, a 
 brother magistrate was a loser of nearly 
 two iuindred dollars for talse imprison- 
 
 ment, albeit he was ably defended l)y 
 the late John Sandfield McDonald, and 
 only finished what the Colonel iicgan. 
 Our friend was a member of the House 
 ot .Vssembly at the close of the rebel- 
 lion, and when the cpiestion was dis- 
 cussed as to whether the Provincial or 
 Imperial Covernment should bear the 
 exi)ense of sending the rebels who were 
 condeumed to banishment to Van Die- 
 mans land, his loyal soul became (ired, 
 and rising, he thus addressed the 
 house : 
 
 " M"-. Speaker — In my opinion, sir, 
 there exists not the slightest occasion 
 for either (iovernmjiu to be at greater 
 expense than the ost of sufficient ball 
 cartridge as will send the mificreants 
 where they ought to go." 
 
 The disposal of the clergy reserves 
 soon after came up, and occupied and 
 excited the house for some weeks. In 
 the opinion of some of the members as 
 then ex])re.ssed, Hv very existence of 
 religion depended upon State supjjort, 
 and they regardeil it spoliation to take 
 reserves from that church to which a 
 King of pious memory had given them. 
 Others argued that two churches being 
 established in Britain, each of these 
 had an equal right. More again insist- 
 ed that as there was no established 
 church in Canada, all churches should 
 share alike. Many maintained that 
 each and every church should be left 
 to support itself, and that the reserves 
 ^ should be secularized, in other words 
 i sold, ami the proceeds employed for 
 I education and general improvements. 
 I The gallant Colonel, ever ready to give 
 a reason for his oi)inions, arose to vent- 
 ! ilate his views on this uKjinentous sub- 
 ject, and spoke nearly in the following 
 , words : 
 
 " Mr. Speaker -I am most anxious 
 i to give my views on this im|)ortant sub- 
 ject, and to indicate how I am {nepared 
 lo record my vote. There are sir, four 
 i leading ways by whic;h to go to Heaven 
 — there is the way by which I expect 
 1 to reach the Celestial City, namely, the 
 C!atholic Church. The other three 
 ; comprise the Church of England, the 
 (Church of Scotland, and the Methodist 
 
 
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 );ircd 
 
 fi)ur 
 
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 x'.iect 
 
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 lliree 
 
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 lodist 
 
 Church. Any man unwilling to go to 
 Heaven hy one or the other of these 
 ways, deserves to go elsewhere and fare 
 accordingly. I advocate, Mr. Speaker, 
 an e(}ual division of the reserves be- 
 tween these four churches." 
 
 NUMHKR FIVE. 
 
 To the Editor of the News : 
 
 DiCAK SiK,— Large allowance is due 
 to men printing maniiscrii)t, yet the 
 writer submits tiie following errors in 
 the last article " Ottawa I'ioneers " are 
 inexcusablev " Pioners" for " Pioneers," 
 "Col. Kennis"for "Col. Reams," 
 " Genuine fisherman," for '• (lenuine 
 Irishman," anil "one gallant hero " for 
 "our gallant hero," murders the sense. 
 
 ViNDIC.VlOR. 
 
 Russell, February 22, 1877. 
 
 [We admit tiie above to be very true. 
 The errors occurred through the ab- 
 sence of the Editor of this pajjer in 
 Montreal, when the i)roofs were (or 
 should have been) corrected. We hope 
 it will not occur again. — -Ed. A^ews.] 
 
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 NUMBER SIX. 
 
 The destruction of Brock's monu- 
 ment aroused the indignation of every 
 loyal subject, and a mass meeting was 
 held on (^ueenston Heights, to give ex- 
 pression to this feeling. 
 
 This jKjrtion of Canada was repre- 
 sented on the occasion, by our gallant 
 friend. 
 
 It was an epoch in his history, and 
 evoked from his fluent lips, and fiery 
 loyalty.a burst of imijassioned eloquence. 
 The day was one of nature's choicest 
 sort. Sir George Arthur, the Lieuten- 
 ant-Governor, was present — two or 
 three regiments of the line did duly on 
 the occasion — very many or' the Icatl- 
 ing men of Upper Canada were there, 
 and much of the beauty and fashion of 
 the surrounding cities, towns and rural 
 parts, animated and beautified the scene. 
 
 The colonel was attired in full regi- 
 mentals, and wiien his turn came to 
 speak, his vehement utterances thrilled 
 the thousands within the range of his 
 voice. 
 
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 " Your Excellency, ladies and gentle- 
 men,- The scene here presented to my 
 vision, transcends anything I have 
 ever before witnessed. I came from 
 the remotest eastern portion of the pro- 
 vince, but I forget the fatigues of the 
 journey in the spectacle here beheld. 
 
 I am reminded, your Excellency, on 
 looking around on this vast gathering, 
 of the dei)th of veneration felt in this 
 country, for the memory of the Hero 
 whose name we now delight to honor. 
 I am also reminded of battles fought 
 in bygone days, in which I shared, and 
 witnessed the gallant regiments before 
 me cover themselves with glory on 
 more than one bloody field during the 
 Peninsular campaign 
 
 This is the proudest day of my life, 
 and I anticipate but one more proud, 
 and that day shall be, when, at 
 the head of a militia force, I shall march 
 in that land of ])reten(led liberty, and 
 revenge the insult done to the ashes of 
 the immortal Brock." 
 
 The Colonel was the embodiment of 
 Irish generosity, joviality and wit. He 
 loved to fight his battles over again, 
 and never tired of describing the san- 
 guinary conflicts in which he had shared, 
 and in some of which his courage had 
 been notably tested, and scars of honor 
 received. 
 
 Eeality to his temporal sovereign, 
 outweighed spiritual submission to any 
 power on earth, and he adjusted and 
 cxi)lained his relationship to the State 
 and to the Church, by styling himself a 
 military Catholic. 
 
 In his political sentiments he was an 
 ingrained tory — dyed in the wool, and 
 entirely astern of the age. 
 
 The improved appellation conserva- 
 tive, would fail to picture the true color 
 of the colonel's creed, and the more 
 advanced term, libcMl conservative he 
 could not away with. 
 
 He regarded the union of church 
 and state, and an affluent aristocracy, 
 the glory of Britain, and the surest sup- 
 ports of the throne. As forYankeedom 
 it was a nation of rogues and infidels, 
 a by-word and a reproach to civilization 
 and good government. 
 
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 96. 
 
 OTTAWA PIONEKKS. 
 
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 Had our friend lived a few years 
 more, and visited the Centennial, his 
 opinions herein would have been revol- 
 utionized, and he would have esteemed 
 the revolution of 1776 less a crime in 
 the colonists, and loss a curse to the 
 world, than he before thought it. 
 
 Perhaps in no other way was the 
 colonel's magisterial powers more ac- 
 ceptably employed than in tying matri- 
 monial knots, for ministers in those 
 days, in these i)a''ls, were few a "id far 
 between. Tlie writer has a vi, J re- 
 collection of his worship's style herein, 
 albeit nearly a half a century has pas- 
 sed by since he witnessed for the first 
 time, tlie cerenKjny i)erformed. 
 
 In the up])er county a young pair 
 yearned to be made one llesh; and the 
 ^ colonel was the nearest J. P. To reach 
 his residence, 12 miles, paddling by 
 canoe was n .cessary. A large one be- 
 ing available, 12 occupants, tormed of 
 both sexes, embarked. But alas, the 
 window;; of heaven were opened, end 
 rain came down in torrents the whole 
 way. 
 
 On arriving at the i)lace to debark, 
 the entire group i)resented the most 
 doleful procession of drowned rats ever 
 iieheld. Iku the blazing fire in the 
 open chimney, and tlie colonel's hearty 
 cheery speed; as lie helpctl u) remove 
 the outer garments and hang them up 
 to dry, worked wonders in restoring the 
 spirits of the party. 
 
 Among otlier jjleasant words he 
 uttered were these, "as they say in Ire- 
 land, any one will come to see you on 
 a fine day, but only friends will come 
 wlien it rains." AH being somewh.at 
 warmed and dried, business was sug- 
 gested, and jiis worsiiip Siood forth, 
 Prayer Book in hantl, and issued orders, 
 and pronounced prayer in true military 
 fashion. As one jiart of tlie service, 
 the order was given. "Tlie company 
 will turn their backs; tlie parties will 
 kneel down," and at the clos" of tlie 
 prayer " Amen, get up," was rajjidly 
 pronounced, as if the order to rise 
 formed part of the service. The cere- 
 mony over, scjme counsel and encour- 
 agement were added in these words, 
 
 " you have been married by the service 
 of the church of England, than which 
 none other should be used, and you 
 arc as well married as if the Arch-bishop 
 of Canterbury had officiated ; here ma- 
 dam (handing the bride the certificate 
 of marriage) here is a cog-anchor, to 
 keep your husband from running away. 
 
 The colonel liveil in a military atmos- 
 phere and his passion for war continu- 
 ed till death. A short time before he 
 breathed his last he waived his hand- 
 kerciiief and exclaimed, "a despatch 
 from the Duke of Wellington." 
 
 ViNmc.\TOR. 
 
 County of Russell, Feb. 1877. 
 
 NTMBKR SEVEN. 
 
 One of the first settlers of the west- 
 ern limit of the county of Russell, on 
 the Rideau river, was \Ir. Bradisii Bil- 
 lings He was not only one of the tirst 
 in point of time, but first in rank as a 
 go ahead agriculturist. If Mr. Billings 
 did not leave in his family a worthy 
 successor to till the soil, he gave to the 
 country more than one son, genume 
 lovers of science. One of these \\h(j 
 tlied last year, ami was connected with 
 the geological department of the Gov- 
 ernment, was distinguished in the im- 
 jjortant s|jhere which he occujjied, and 
 his loss to the country was deeply felt. 
 
 This gentleman first adopted the 
 profession of law, and ])ractised some 
 years as a barrister. Evidently it was 
 an uncongenial pursuit, and one in 
 which he w.is unlikely U) attain emi- 
 nence, and from which he retired with 
 unqualified delight. 
 
 The exchange from the dry details 
 of legal lore, to study nature, accorded 
 entirely with the (junlities and as])ira- 
 i tions of his mind, and hence the ele- 
 , vated p isition h.t; occupied as a natur- 
 alist and geologist. Dr. VanCordtland 
 who himself loved these studies, was 
 the first to mark in young Billi.igs simi- 
 lar tastes, and to suggest to him Geol- 
 ogy as a pleasant and beneficient study. 
 
 The hint was acted upon, and the 
 surroundings of Ottawa supplied a rich 
 field which the young man turned to 
 I good account. 
 
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 OTTAWA PIONKEKS. 
 
 97- 
 
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 At a trial at L'Orignal was about the 
 last, if not the very last time, he prac- 
 tised in C.'ourt. Those wiio recall the 
 occasion will remember his listless ad- 
 dress to the jury, and his apparent in- 
 difference as to the result of the trial, 
 ])roving how completely unfitted he 
 was to be a lawyer. 
 
 Whether his case was won or lost is 
 not recollected, but at the close of the 
 court, all returning to Ottawa, jiroceed- 
 ed to the wharf to await the steamer. 
 Meanwhile a number of passengers 
 from Montreal arrived by stage from 
 I'oint Fortune. One of these handed 
 .Mr. Billirgs a late paper, and as he 
 scanned it ids eye caught the announce- 
 ment that he was the lucky winner of 
 the first ])rize offered by the (Jovern- 
 ment lor IJie best essaj' on the growth 
 anil ])rogress o( Up)ier Canada. He 
 .seemed to value this honor more than 
 forensic glory, and modestly remarked 
 that it was somewhat singular, that he 
 was once before similarly successful and 
 first learned the fact at i.'Orignal, 
 staniling precisely where he then stood. 
 
 It was, however, at the eastern side 
 of these counties, and over sixty years 
 ago, when early settlement and improve- 
 ment to any extent lirst took jjlace — 
 -Mr. .Mears resided where tlic village of 
 Hawkesbury now is situated, and 
 evinced considerable enterprise in 
 building mills, aiul making oilier sub- 
 stantial improvements that i)romi.-ed 
 t\i'\ to l)enelit himself and jjromote the 
 interests of tiie surrounding country. 
 l,os.ses in lumbering cut short his car- 
 eer, and he retireil from Canada leav- 
 ing all for the benefit of his creditors. 
 
 ("onspicuous at this earh' jieriod 
 among the Pioneers of the Ottawa, was 
 Judge Hamilton. He laid the founda- 
 tion of an extensive lumbering business 
 that has maiiU. lined a health) and jiro-j 
 gressive existence a model of system ; 
 and success. 
 
 Precise in re(iuiring conformity to 
 its rules, the firm has been no less dis- 
 tinguished by honorable, upright ileal- 
 ing in its transactions throughout. In 
 one feature they occu]iy as the writer 
 believes advanced ground, over any 
 
 other establishment outside the Govern- 
 ment. This is in the considerate treat- 
 ment of old servants, who, in many 
 cases have been pensioned when unfit 
 for active service. Doubtless this ex- 
 tensive concern has been ])rofitable to 
 its owners, but it has also very largely 
 benefired the country around by giving 
 employment to large numbers of men, 
 and also in supplying a market for 
 k.rge (piantities of |)r(jduce In a pub- 
 lic ca])acity likewise. Judge Hamilton 
 occupied in the.se counties a very j/rom- 
 inent position. At the jieriod of which 
 we write non-])iofessional men were a]> 
 pointed Judges of County or District 
 Courts, and Mr. Hamilton on the score 
 of knowledge, abilities and independ- 
 ence, would compare favorably with 
 the best a])pointments made in other 
 districts. It is jKjssible a tendency to 
 arbitrary rule, may have been with him 
 a fault, and yet considering our mixed 
 population, our unformed character 
 and new existence as a district, sucn a 
 fault was a necessary evil. Smaller 
 lights among our Pioneer men were 
 numerous, each in his sphere, doing as 
 he thought the best for himself and 
 something for the public good. 
 
 NII.MBER i:iGHI. 
 
 To the F.dilor of the News : 
 
 When memory strives to call the 
 muster roll of the earlier settlers who 
 figured on tliis jiortion of the Ottawa, 
 the conviction is reali/eil how few now 
 remain to sjieak of the jiast ; and the 
 question may be asked, " Your fathers, 
 where are they ?" and the res])onse is 
 heard, " One generation passeth away, 
 and another generation cometh, but the 
 earth abideth forever." 
 
 " I"t)r tltciii HO more tlie lilazih^ hearth s'lall Imrti, 
 Or bii*;)- hoiisf-witc j)ly li(*r evrniiig care, 
 
 Or chihiri'ii riui to hsp their si"''s return. 
 Or I'hinh his kuvr, the uiivie ss to .share. 
 
 Oft (lid till- harvest to their sickle yield ; 
 
 Their furrow olt the stubhorii Klehe has broke ; 
 IIow jocuiul dill they liiive their team alieUl ; 
 
 How Ik>wM the woods beneath their sturdy 
 stroke." 
 
 The boys at the time of the inception 
 of the Ottawa district are now the old 
 men, whose frosty pates bespeak ad- 
 vanced vears. How familiar to such 
 
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98. 
 
 OTTAWA PIONKKKS. 
 
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 are the names of Kerby, Waddle, I'at- 
 tee, Lough, Higginson, flraiit, Tread 
 well, O'Hrleii, Johnson, McDonald, 
 Marston, Cass, Waters, l-'rost, T'lynn, 
 dates, Murray, Hall, Stewart, \'ankleek, 
 McCann, McLaurin, Hagar, Holmes, 
 Beckwith, l.ighthall, ("hesser, Jorden, 
 I'letciicr, Rae, I'xlwards, I'axton, Dun- 
 ning anil Way, and many more who 
 laid the foundation of settlement amid 
 trials and labor of which the ))restnt 
 rising race has no con('e|ition 
 
 riie writer's first ac(]uaintance with 
 L'Orignal ilates back to September, 
 1822. The capital of our counties is 
 not chargeable with growing too rapidly, 
 and if leisure growtii is favorable to 
 hcaltiiful expansion, L'Orignal should ; 
 be substantially built, but many reasons ; 
 l)robahiy exist for its tardy advance- 
 luent. I 
 
 I'he absence of a favorite harbor, the • 
 non-existence of mamifactories and the 
 limited extent of back country within 
 the county of I'rescott, may, in part, 
 account for the slow jjrogress of! 
 L'Orignal. Thecountyof (ilengary,in ' 
 a most unneighborlv fashion, crowds 
 I'rescott unmercifully close to the Otta- 
 wa. .\t the time ai)()\e mentioned, no 
 public buildings were yet in existence, 
 the newly created district was but in 
 its infancy, and things remained tor 
 some time in a transient slate. Tiie 
 offices and small lourts were acccjmiuc- 
 dated in private buildings, and the 
 Superior court trials were for many 
 years thereafter held at Cornwall. 
 
 Hy ,58 C.eorge 3. Chap, 5. the several 
 townships in Upper Canada were form- 
 ed into counties, and the counties into 
 districts. I'rescott and Russell, with 
 (!lengarr\\ Siormont and Dimdas form- 
 ed the eastern district. This act was 
 proiuulgated b\' pnxlamalion on the 
 first day of the present century. On 
 the 22nd day of March, 1816, i'rescott 
 and Russell were detatched trom the 
 other couiuies and formed into the 
 district of Ottawa (.Ve 56 Ceorge. ;^ 
 (!hap. 2 ) L'Orignal was not only 
 without public buildings, i)Ut private 
 dwellings were few and wiile ajjart Its 
 citizens were of course few in number. 
 
 for Jacob Marston, his brother Jeremiah, 
 .Mr. Wait, Mr. McDonald, Mr. O'Brien, 
 and .Mr. Waters composed the chief in- 
 habitants. Uncle Jacob as he was 
 familiarly styled, was a firm believer in 
 concen ited energy, and agriculture 
 was his exclusive pursuit. .\ large gar- 
 den in the centre of the village and a 
 fertile farm a short distance back, fully 
 occui)ied his time. 
 
 His better half judiciously superin- 
 tendeil the inner cares of the domicile, 
 where order and hospitality i)revailed. 
 The latter cpiality was a grateful benefit 
 in a new country, and was largely shar- 
 ed by not a few. The old gentleman 
 had a hearty way of greeting his more 
 distant friends, on their arrival from 
 the upper townshijjs, which, if quaint, 
 was pleasant. While yet some way off 
 he wouKl hail his friends with : — " How 
 do you do? how do you do? \\'hen 
 did you come down ? How are all the 
 folks up there ? How is Bro. Hiram ; 
 is he farming away ? " There was a 
 signillcance in his enquiry, for Bro. H., 
 unlike L'ncle Jacob, lacked faith in the 
 dignit}' of labijr, especially of the farm- 
 ing kind. Shiftless, appropriately des- 
 cribed his jjractice, exem|)lified, some 
 seasons by cocking his hay, but omit- 
 ting to stack or house it. iid jjostpon- 
 ing the digging of potatoe till spring, a 
 very dangerous experiment, as frost 
 usually vetoetl the use of that vegetai)le 
 when dug at that season of the year. 
 Bro. H. flung care to the winds, and 
 in a very liberal sense took no thought 
 of the things of tomorrow. In politics 
 he was a Conservative, as this recjuired 
 the least exertion. In faith, he was an 
 E|)iscopalian, reserving the right to 
 change with the Covernment, which he 
 held to be the duly 01' every loyal man, 
 without the necessary moti\e of a noted 
 cleric, he sympathized in his determina- 
 tion : 
 
 ' .\iiil tins is ln» tlLit I'll main ain. 
 
 I'nlil my ilyitij^ liav. sir, 
 Til. It wli;its(M'V)T KiTi^ sli.ill roiKii, 
 
 Still I'll be the Vicai i)f Hiay, sir." 
 
 .\ city official life, in the absence of 
 energetic ambition, was a bad prepara- 
 tion for • 'filing it in the bush, and 
 the case f)f liro. H. has been tiie fate of 
 
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 many in Canada — from comparative 
 affluence to comparative want, was the 
 (lire but natural result. Jeremiah 
 Marston managed the mill in the vil- 
 lage, and the other inhabitants chiefly 
 farmed and lumbered. 
 
 Old Hecket, as he was called, pur- 
 sued lumbering somewhat largely, 
 wherefore, deponent knoweth not, but 
 this son of Adam was hold in some 
 dread along the Ottawa, and his name 
 was used by mothers to scare their 
 babies into propriety. Even very big 
 children talked of him with horror — as 
 a man-monster to be shunned. At 
 l''oxes Point the children described him 
 as a double jointed giant, with a double 
 row of teeth and in full league with the 
 devil. His Satanic Majesty failed to 
 aid his portage to ward off misfortune, 
 and the old man degenerated from be- 
 ing the master of large rafts, to i)icking 
 up stray ])ieces. In this employ he 
 claimed all not in possession of the 
 owners. 
 
 He was occasionally resisted by 
 some, who held that their light was as 
 good as his in the absence of the real 
 owners. One day a sturdy Scot for- 
 bade his removing a stick from his 
 landing, which roused the ire of this 
 timber gleaner, and his deliverance on 
 the occasion was ecpiivocally com])li- 
 mentary to the timber trade. Addres- 
 sing the Scot he demanded : — 
 
 " Do you not profess to be a relig- 
 ious man ?' 
 
 " I do," replied the Scot, " and I am 
 not ashamed of my profession." 
 
 " Well sir, as such, you have no bus- 
 iness with lumber," and with this testi- 
 mony he took his dei)arture. 
 
 .Many years have elapsetl since Mr. 
 IV'cket passed from earth, but his name 
 remains to designate a crec.'k in Cum- 
 berland and i)erhai)s many other places 
 in the C'<junties. 
 
 Before our last war with the United 
 States, Messrs. Hagar and Chesser be- 
 gan oiierations on the South Nation, 
 in the mill business. They als(j took a 
 (ontract to build a number of batteaux 
 for the Covernment, which were de- 
 livered at .Montreal, but built on the 
 
 Nation and run over the rai)ids. Mr. 
 Hagar hailed, like many of our enter- 
 prising men, from the United States. 
 For many years he did a large and suc- 
 cessful mercantile business in Mont- 
 real, which he continued for some time 
 afterward at Plantagenet. Having 
 made very large i)urchases in Britain 
 towards the close of the war, the sudden 
 suspension of hostilities brought down 
 the prices, and Mr. Hagnr suffered 
 great loss thereby, after which he de- 
 cided to permanently remove to the 
 Nation. Here he engaged in a new 
 business, atid being of an easy pliant 
 tem|)erament, he failed to coi)e suc- 
 cessfully against the altered circum- 
 stances of his position. His children 
 however, possessed the spirit of ambi- 
 tious inde])endence, which, together 
 with rare filial (jualities, enabled them 
 to free from care the declining years of 
 their aged parent, and all his wants 
 were most zealously attended to by an 
 affectionate son and daughter. Mr. 
 Hagar, sen., was the embodiment of 
 kindness and honor, and died at a good 
 old age resjiected by all who knew him. 
 In his son, business men have a man 
 of capability, and one who jjossesses 
 an obliging and kind disposition. Con- 
 scientious conduct has marked his 
 course, and uprightness is a habit with 
 him as well as a principle. 
 
 The interests of Prescott are safe in 
 his keeping, and no man in the county 
 is as likely to represent its ])eople in 
 Parliament as fairly, honorably, and 
 efficiently, without resjject to creed, 
 country, or condition. Mr. Hagar is 
 not numbered among the talkers of the 
 House, but when occasion demands, 
 he can ventilate his views in practical 
 common sense thought, clothed in 
 appropriate language. The voters in 
 Canada are too much influenced by 
 partyclai)-trap,andre(|uire to distinguish 
 more carefully between mere names 
 and ]jrinciples. Many who loved to 
 be styled Conservatives, hold advanced 
 and ])rogressive views, while some cal- 
 ling themselves Liberals, are natural 
 'lories, 'j'he advocacy of extreme party 
 lines in ("anada is folly. Are we not as 
 
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 a whole a loyal people ? Conservatives 
 have no mono|)oly herein, and I .iberals 
 have no exclusive title to purity. The 
 sin of Sir John as compared witli that 
 of his op])onenls, was hut in degree, not 
 in kind. As in bestowing favors so in 
 planning a gigantic scheme, to bribe 
 and corrupt the peo])le on a large scale 
 accorded >vith the towering ambition 
 of his soul. Among tliose in tlie House 
 who denounced his sin, how few could 
 with a clear conscience cast the urst 
 stone ? Take an e.\am])le. 1 )uring 
 the same election, in whicli Sir Hugli's 
 money was used, a (Irit of the pure 
 tyjje aimed to represent a county on 
 the Ottawa, and claimed to contest it 
 upon i^rinciples of purity and piety. To 
 a portion of his supporter.^ lie said, " I 
 have committed the issue of this elec- 
 tion to the i,ord, and 1 accept iiis will 
 in the result. Our pious friend, how- 
 ever, thought it advisable to enlist the 
 agency of another power, which he did, 
 and used ten dollar IjIHs to secretly 
 purchase votes. 'I'iiis jjoticy >vas much 
 the same as that of a i)oor Highlander 
 when overtaken by a great storm cros- 
 sing a Loch in Scotland. The {liances 
 of his being saved were small, i)ut Don- 
 ald prayed fervently to the Lord to 
 save him or lake him to Heaven. 
 Having done so, he next addressed j 
 his Satanic Majesty beseeching the aid 
 I and favor of the devil, nuich to the 
 horror of iiis fellow passengers. For- j 
 innately they got safe to land, when '< 
 Donald was challenged to explain his ! 
 conduct, which he did as follows : 
 " Weel, ye see, I did no ken to wiii<h 
 I migiit gang, and 1 tlnx-lit it weel te i 
 be in favor wi i)aidi. ' It is well wlien ' 
 a man's |)raciice is nol a lilici on ids 
 profession. 
 
 Yours. 
 
 \i\'i)ic.\roK. 
 County of Russell, .March, 1S77. 
 
 .NUMRKK MM.. 
 
 Til tilt' lu/ifor of f/if Xi-!.'s . 
 
 Attention has hitherto been given ex- 
 clusively, to departed veterans in ihe 
 ranks of early settlers. As variety is 
 
 the spice of life, perhaps a living speci- 
 men will be welcomed, of the brave 
 men who have conquered the forest, 
 and covered Canada with fruitful fields. 
 Does the reader ilesire to know of 
 whom we are about to s|)eak ? He 
 may guess by bcjing informed that the 
 first and last letters of his surname, 
 arc the first and last letters of the alpha- 
 bet in both cases, save one. If he tie- 
 sires to view him personally, his abiding 
 place is in a back township in the lower 
 county, named after a country consist- 
 ing largely of hills, while it is largely 
 tlats. 
 
 This fact has added a distinctive 
 cognomen to our hero, hence he is 
 oft times styled 15 of the fiats. Said 
 ajjpellation is a misnomer in his case, 
 as fiatness is abhorent to l.is nature, 
 while being elevated is entirely to his 
 taste. Like Col. Kearns he hails from 
 the land of saints, of song and elo- 
 (pience. No saintly airs are fiaunted 
 by our friend. His better sense makes 
 him fully sensible that he is wickedly 
 wicked, anil he is satisfied to ai)i)ear as 
 he is. 
 
 The harmony of music warbles not 
 from his lips, either in profane or sacred 
 numbers. He is mentally eloquent, 
 but impatient, thoughts jjre.ss too 
 urgently on the machinery of speech 
 and a sputter in utterance is the con- 
 se(]uence. These (|ualities, however, 
 do not exhaust the roll of Irish attrib- 
 utes, and H. will compare favourably 
 with the most hilarious native of the 
 lireen Isle, in his love of wii and 
 whiskey. 
 
 Nor is he one ]o\. behintl the best in 
 a generous and forgiving tlisposition. 
 He would fight you to-day, and feed 
 you to-morrow. 1 ,ove of ofiice, next to 
 love of whiskey, is the besetting weak- 
 ness of 15. and he bids fair to die in 
 harness. In fact he a|)])ears to claim 
 municijial distinction as of divine 
 right, or in legal jiarlance by [lerscrip- 
 tion. Truly, if hjiig service constitutes 
 a title to a life-lease, no man in these 
 < (unities can set up so good a claim. 
 With one or two breaks, from the first 
 to the present council, he has held a 
 
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OTTAWA PIONEERS. 
 
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 seat at its board, and twice or thrice 
 filled the office of warden. More mark- 
 ed decorum, may now distinguish the 
 meetings of our county council, hut in 
 years gone by it could not be accused 
 of being unduly rigid in observing rules 
 of order. Attention to more dignity 
 throughout its deliberations, was in 
 grave demand, whereby business would 
 liave been more si)eediiy got through 
 with, and with more honor to tiie men 
 engaged. For example, in the times 
 referred to, a member might be seen 
 sl'.aking his fist at the warden as he in- 
 terrupted his speech with the remark, 
 " Petrie we have heard that story be- 
 fore." x\lso one councillor damning 
 another across the table. In these 
 palmy days the drones were largely in 
 excess of the working bees. One thing 
 noticeable was the members who did 
 least work, usually drank and swore 
 most. Herein, B. was an exception, as 
 he took a ])ull at the work as well as at 
 the bottle, and helped liberally in swear- 
 ing to boot. 
 
 This insane habit involves serving the 
 devil without wages. Many who scorn 
 infidelity to an earthly sovereign, make 
 light of disloyalty to tiie King of kings, 
 and profane unawed the sacred name 
 of the Mighty Ruler of the Universe : 
 
 " It chills my blood to hear the bless'd supreme, 
 
 Rudely appealed to ou each trilling tlieme ; 
 
 Preserve your rank, vulgarity despise, 
 
 To swear, is neither brave, polite, nor wise ; 
 
 You would not swear upon your bed of death, 
 
 Kotlccl! — your Maker now niisht stop your breath.' 
 
 Our friend is excessively restive un- 
 der reproof, and hates exceedingly to 
 be told his faults. On one occasion 
 when re|)roved by a brother councillor, 
 he ai>pealed to another who was by no 
 means likely to be severe on him, but 
 in this instance he got a rebuff not 
 
 reckoned upon. He said " J E is 
 
 everlastingly finding fault witli me be- 
 cause I swear a little ; why is he more 
 strict than (iod Almighty Himself; do 
 you think this is right?" 
 
 " J " replied, "I cannot see that it is 
 wrong, unles.i it is that we are com- 
 manded not to cast o'U' pearls before 
 swine." In municipal and criminal 
 law B. has been regarded somewhat of 
 an authority. In one instance of crim- 
 
 inal proceeding, however, he grievously 
 blundered by committing a poor sinner 
 for treating with contempt, the convic- 
 tion of a brother magistrate who fined 
 him for refusing to pay the priest for 
 christening his child. The fellow 
 brougiu an action against Squire B. for 
 false arrest and imprisonment. When 
 the late redoubtable John Sandfield 
 was on earth, his services were usually 
 secured at L'Orignal in cases consider- 
 ed tough. 
 
 B. secured him to defend in this 
 action, and certainly Sandfield brought 
 into use for the occasion all the energy 
 and ingenuity, for which he was famous, 
 addressing the Jury he said : — "Gentle- 
 men, my client like each of you is a 
 farmer — one of those labourious, ener- 
 getic men, who many years since 
 entered the wilderness of this county, 
 to carve out for himself an honest and 
 respectable livelihood. Herein as you 
 are aware success has attended his ef- 
 forts and fruitful fields beautify the 
 place formerly a dense forest. It was 
 natural, gentlemen, that a man of his 
 stamp should be put on the commission 
 of the peace, and so it came to pass. 
 But it was not likely one so fully em- 
 ployed, could command time to study 
 nice jjoints of law, and it was a matter 
 to be looked for, that in the exercise of 
 magisterial duties, he might, with the 
 best intentions, take a shorter cut to 
 reach the end of justice, than the pre- 
 cise rules of practice will justify. If 
 you mulct my client in costs you will 
 punish a man, who, if he has erred did 
 so, with no mal-intcnt but under the 
 conviction of doing his duty. The con- 
 sequences will be, that good men will 
 refuse to act as magistrates and you will 
 give encouragement to a miserable mis- 
 creant, who begrudged the priest a dol- 
 lar for making his child a christian. 
 Should he succeed in this suit, he will 
 next proceed against the gallant Col. 
 sitting beside the judge, for in reality 
 the Col. was the innocent cause of 
 these jiroceedings. I leave the matter 
 in your hands confident that it is safe, 
 and that you will render a verdict that 
 will accord with enlightened justice." 
 
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 OTTAWA PIONEERS. 
 
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 All was of no avail to avert an adverse 
 verdict, but likely secured limitation of 
 damages. 
 
 B. is more at home in municip .1 duty 
 than in legal transactions. With the 
 acts bearing thereon he is familiar, and 
 a retentive memory enables him to 
 quote readily tlieir provisions. If to 
 these advantages were added more re- 
 fined demeanour, less partisansiiip, and 
 a higher aim to do right rather than 
 carry measures by artifice, having in 
 view the general good of the united 
 counties, and not his own township 
 merely, much less a party therein, ail 
 backed by strict conformity to strict 
 sobriety, these Counties could boast a 
 Reeve, worthy of the honor, and the 
 Township sending him, honor itself by 
 the choice. 
 
 The newly-elected chief magistrate of 
 the United States enunciated a maxim 
 in his inaugural address wortliy of uni- 
 versal adoption. " He serves liis ])arty 
 best who serves the country best." Per- 
 init its application in connection with 
 the sentiment just expressed, and it may 
 be safelyaverred he servcshistownship 
 best who serves the counties best. To 
 this end the question arises — is tiiere 
 not often unseemly bickering in County 
 Councils over local or 'I'ownshi]) claims, 
 to the neglect or sacrifice of County 
 interests ? 
 
 Further, is tlie practice of rotation so 
 largely followed in our County Council, 
 in the choice of Warden, a wise and 
 beneficial jiractice, or would it not be 
 far better for the credit and efficiency 
 of the body to select the best man and 
 continue him, to wliichever County or 
 Township, he belonged. No man is 
 honored by an office wliich he cannot 
 in some degree honor. Experience is 
 necessary to efficiency, but continuous 
 change makes this im])ossii)le, and pub- 
 lic good is sacrificed to individual pre- 
 ferment. Anotiier suggestion may not be 
 regarded irrevalent in this connection. 
 In the choice of Reeves qualification is : 
 too much overlooked and loc.il and i 
 private considerations sway largely the 
 choice of electors. 
 
 As a rule any man so eager for the 
 
 honor, that with him jmy means to suc- 
 ceed are justifiable, siiould be left at 
 home he is unworthy of trust. Reli- 
 ability is the first cjuality to be posses- 
 sed A share of education and 
 intelligence is indispensable, but these 
 qualities, backed tjy the most dis- 
 tinguished talents, avail naught if 
 o;ss',>ation mar the whole, and leaves a 
 To ■;nship virtually unrepresented at the 
 Council board. 'I'his is no fancy con- 
 ception ; its realization has been wit- 
 nessed at L'Orignal, and the people 
 must bear the blame if the nuisance be 
 not abated. 
 
 To conclude, and in bidding adieu 
 to the subject of this br-'cf notice, we 
 would in all kindness say to him — snaj) 
 at once and for ever the chain that 
 binds in bondage cruel a mind of no 
 common mould, that it may assert its 
 majesty, and right to subordinate apjie- 
 tite to the restraints of reason and pro- 
 priety. Let the long ])ast be more than 
 sufficient to have wrought the will of 
 the fiesh, and determine that the brief 
 future shall be more in consonance 
 with the dignity of a being whose chief 
 end, "is to glorify (iod and enjoy 
 Him for ever." 
 
 Vindicator. 
 
 County of Russell, March 1877. 
 
 NUMBER IKN. 
 
 To the Editor of the News : — 
 
 Sir. — "Moderation" in the Adver- 
 tiser oi ihe 7th inst., vigorously assails 
 the undersigned for sundry sins, fotget- 
 ful that two blacks do nut make a white. 
 It is evident the shafts aimed at the 
 sensitive Reeve, have entered at the 
 joints of his armour and pricked the 
 marrow of his soul. I-'estering sores 
 demand strong remedies and if the i)ro- 
 bing knife painfully stings the i)atient 
 small matter if the ojierator gets a slap 
 on the face for his pains. 
 
 Notwithstanding, this deliverance is 
 replete with encouragement and the 
 hope may be entertained that decided 
 
 '■ improvement will hereafter mark the 
 career of the com]jlainant Observe, 
 
 ' he denies naught laid to his charge. 
 

 OTTAWA PIONEERS. 
 
 103. 
 
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 Again what a relief he must feel after 
 tiie discharge of so much bi. . Mark 
 likewise, the verdict that being very 
 ilrunk is "beastly," implying how below 
 the dignity of a man to become a 
 beast. Still, further, the writer virtual- 
 ly admits his tirade to be abase, and 
 promises more if necessary, but the 
 crowning glory of liis article shines 
 forth, speaking the heroism of hoi)e in 
 the signature, "Moderation." This 
 (juality in future "i^racticed" as well as 
 "professed," the people of these Coun- 
 ties, and especially of one ])articular 
 township have a right to expect, may 
 they not be disap])ointed. As "Moder- 
 ation" has kindly volunteered some 
 advice, perhaps he will allow a trifle in 
 return. \\'iien again he makes a simi- 
 lar onslaught let him bear in mind the 
 wisdom of being truthful and that as- 
 sertion is no proof Where within the 
 range of all written about "Ottawa 
 Pioneers" can be found to justify such 
 tit-bits as the following : — " Distribu- 
 tion of scandal." "Having outraged 
 the most sacred rules of society, in try- 
 ing to blacken the character and defame 
 the memory of our departed early 
 settlers." "Exhausted iiis vocabulary of 
 abuse." " Hypocritical pretensions to 
 temperance," etc. Such outbursts of 
 rancour only injure their author and 
 they are as stupid as they are ground- 
 less. If facts can be produced to jus- 
 tify such language, let him marshal 
 them forth to open day. If the where- 
 abouts of at least one of the juvenile 
 ^'indicators with golden locks who, 
 (poor dears), are without the pale of 
 the law, can be indicated, by all n^eans 
 let it be done. The task must l)e easy 
 when even the color of the hair is 
 known. l'erha])s a self ajiplication of 
 the glass-house story might aj^ply here. 
 How mightily we swell our dimensions 
 b)- making a comparison between some 
 comments on a failing in a township 
 Reeve and Mrs. Becchcr Stowe's attack 
 on Lord Byron ! ' Milord Reeve, are 
 you as innocent as you seem to think 
 Lord ByrfMi was? If not the sem- 
 blance vanislies in fact as well as in 
 niaje.sty. Solomon, stand aside, you 
 
 are an old fogy beside the man whose 
 wisdom proclaims that long prayers are 
 favourable to fame, and recommends 
 this exercise rather than exercise him, 
 anent his sins. " Where ignorance is 
 bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." 
 Yours, 
 
 Vindicator. 
 County of Russell, April 9, 1877. 
 
 NUMBER ELEVEN. 
 To the Editor of the News : 
 
 In a previous chapter of these rem- 
 iniscences, some cases were pointed 
 out of disregard to the rules of pro- 
 priety among the jMoneer councillors of 
 I our united Counties when in Council 
 ! assembled. Perhaps a few touches of 
 ! tile comic side of the picture, will be of 
 ei]ual interest and awaken less regret. 
 1 Let it be borne in mind that many 
 years divide the present aud the period 
 referred to, and some of the actors are 
 among those who are now no more. 
 Recreation and amusement seem neces- 
 sary to men as well as boys. The sage, 
 dignified body, which enacts the laws 
 to govern this nation, has its seasons of 
 fun and frolic, and sometimes even in 
 ojjen session the members become 
 uproarious in their sport. Throughout 
 the sessions the members have ample 
 jirovision for comfort and entertain- 
 ment, within the limits of the House, 
 adai)ted to the taste of each. Any 
 wishing to escape the infliction of a 
 tiresome sjjeech, can smoke a pipe, 
 play at chess or draughts, or scan a 
 volume in the library. County Coun- 
 cil legislators are not, at i)ublic cost, 
 provided with means for amusement 
 yet they find ways and means of enjoy- 
 ing themselves. 
 
 L'Orignal hospitality was wont to be 
 extended to Councillors and an even- 
 ing entertainment relieve the tedium of 
 idle hours. Occasionally in their hotel, 
 a group might be heard discussing 
 questions of State, or arguing points of 
 doctrine, while some played cards or 
 told stories. Even table turning and 
 spirit rapping were gone into, but the 
 disembodied ones lied in their com- 
 
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 OTTAWA PIONEERS. 
 
 inunications and told more or less than I 
 truth justified. It was not unusual at 
 that period of long winter evenings, for 
 committees to sit at night, and the ^ 
 quiet of the ('ourt House made work : 
 pleasant and secured progress ; nor was , 
 amusement wanting occasionally to di- j 
 versify and enliven tliu scene. One or ' 
 two specimens will follow : -The name ' 
 of Sheriff Treadwell is widely known in 
 Canada. He was a man of many vir- 1 
 tues as well as many failings, " and 
 e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side." 
 The Siieriff was never witliout business 
 for the Council. Much of it was more , 
 troublesome than important, but on j 
 one occasion a truly grave question was , 
 presented by him involving serious 
 conseciuences. Tlie .Sheriff was one of; 
 some three or four leading men in 
 Prescott who formed what was termed : 
 "The Cambridge Lands Company." 
 This com]iany had purcliased extensive 
 lands in Cambridge about which they 
 and the County or District Council 
 differed. The differ Mice' was settled 
 in law, adverse to the company. The 
 Sheriff, representing tlie coinjjany, came 
 before the Council by petition, asking 
 a reconsideration of the matter, and 
 that the difference be settled by arbitra 
 lion. This petition was referred to the 
 Finance Committee, wlio devoted a 
 winter's evening to the consideration 
 thereof 
 
 The committee consisted of M. for 
 Russell, 1). for Cumberland, E. for 
 Clarence, and McL. for South Plantag- 
 enet. E. was in the ciiair and M. was 
 at the other end. 1). and McL. were 
 at opposite sides of the table. 'I"he 
 two latter were the orators of the 
 House, and in turn led off in energetic 
 sjjeech, in which their opinions widely 
 differed. Poor M. was suffering from 
 a spree the jjrevious night, and failing 
 to appreciate tl'c importance of the 
 question submitted, (juietly leaned over 
 and soundly sle|)t during the discussion, 
 but always awoke at the close of each 
 sjjeech and always agreed with the last 
 speaker. I), enlarged on the quality of 
 mercy, the reasonableness of justice, 
 and the fact that law was often at 
 
 variance with both. That if the Coun- 
 cil had a good case they had nothing to 
 fear from arbitration, and that if the 
 case was bad the sooner wrong was 
 made right the better. That it was 
 unjust for the united counties to be 
 benefitted at the expense of private in- 
 dividuals, and he would urge the com- 
 mittee to report favorably to the i)rayer 
 of the petition. As D. closed with 
 some energy M. was roused and declar- 
 ed that he fully endorsed the sentiment 
 utfered, and was determined to support 
 them, he then again fell aslcc]). \IcL. 
 arose slowly, and as slowly but firmly 
 disputed the wisdom of the Council 
 opening a question, favorably, and, as 
 he believed, justly closed. He could 
 understand how many reasons coukl be 
 urged for arbitration, ratiier than law, 
 but he failed to see the wisdom of 
 agreeing to arbitration after having been 
 successful at law, and added that he 
 would oppose the prayer of the petition. 
 " And I too," exclaimed M.. again 
 awakening. Eventually M. was kept 
 awake long enough to vote only on one 
 side of the question and our friend the 
 Sheriff was doomed to lose, and accei)t- 
 ed the result as a final settlement. 
 
 In the composition of Mr. Tread- 
 well's mind were blended unique and 
 diverse cjualities He was ambitious, 
 persistent and bold, and in aiming to 
 do too many things, lie accomplished 
 little, and bartered comfort and com- 
 petency for a life of worry and a wasted 
 fortune. It is always well to recognize 
 and believe in the division of labor. 
 As in the human body every member 
 lias not the same otlfice, so in the liu- 
 man family, singleness of aim is neces- 
 sary to distinction in any one ])ursuit. 
 Paul, that i)rince of preachers, who was 
 j so abundant in laiiors and e(}ually dis- 
 I tinguished for results, explains the 
 philosophy of his success in these mem- 
 orable words, " This one thing I do." 
 
 T'he Sheriff morally had a worthy re- 
 cord. He was ever ready to aid by 
 labor and means, useful and benevolent 
 schemes, and as a temperate man his 
 testimony were beyond examjile and 
 suspicion. 
 
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 OTTAWA I'lONKKRS. 
 
 105. 
 
 On another occasion of an evening 
 
 sitting the aiuw. ciiairniiin ])rt'sidcd ijut 
 other men wc.^ associated 'vitli liini. 
 
 Tile first matter tai<en U|) at lliis 
 meeting was the petition of Capt. M. 
 L, of West Hawkesbury, was on the 
 rommit.ee. He was a quiet, retiring 
 man, i)iit iijjon this occasion lie had 
 imbibed somewlunt freely, and he as- 
 sumed full management of the case. 
 Addressing the jietitioner he demand- 
 ed, '"Jimmy, what do you want?" 
 
 Captain M. mildly reiilied : 
 
 "I took the ji!) of sujijilying the 
 stone required for the adtlidon to the 
 c(jurt house and have lost money on it, 
 and have come before the Council to 
 ask an advance on the contract." 
 
 " Who did you take the contract 
 from, Jimmy ?" 
 
 " Mr. Moody," answered the cap- 
 tain. 
 
 "Well, Jimmy, goto Mr. Moody." 
 
 " He is dead," said the cajHain. 
 
 " I )ead I 1 )ead I What have we got 
 to do with the dead ? \\c have 
 enough on hand with the living. Jim- 
 my, the next time you take a contract 
 be more careful, anil this advice is all ; 
 the Council can or will give you. ' 
 
 L. liveil long at Hawkesbury Mills, 
 an industrious, shrewd, and prosperous 
 man. It was said the senior member 
 of the old firm valuetl his judgment so 
 much that he fre(]uently consulted him 
 on matters of imiiortance at a later 
 jjcriod than that of which we writf. 
 
 The Hon. John Hamilton, l)eing 
 Warden, tl)at gentleman entertained the 
 Council to a banquet, to which a num- 
 ber of gentlemen living near were 
 invited. It was given in a tent pitched 
 hard by the tumultuous waters of the 
 Long Sank, and near the residence of 
 Mr. Hamilton. This tent was large 
 and beautifully decorated. Nature was 
 in holiday attire and the surrounding 
 scenery was extremely beautiful. With- 
 in the tent a number of tables were 
 erected, while at one end an elevated 
 stand accommoilated the musical per- 
 formers. The sumiJtuous feast being 
 over, toasts, sjieeches and songs follow- 
 ed. The name of Carabaldi was just 
 
 then a household word, and an ultra 
 admirer of the (leneral in question con- 
 sidereil it an uni)ardonable omission 
 not to drink his health. C, ot East 
 Hawkesbury, was by no means forward, 
 nor was he given to the habit of im- 
 bibing, but the occasion mastered his 
 ])rudence and the wine fired his pluck, 
 so he insistc^' upon the chairman 
 giving Carabalui with all the honors. 
 Carabaldi was given and heartily res- 
 jjonded to with one exception. B. of 
 .Vlfred firmly kept his seat, which H. of 
 the fiats noti(-ed, and afterwards asked 
 the reason, thus : -- 
 
 " Tommy, when the health of the 
 Prince of Wales was drunk, who is not 
 of your faith, none did it more cordial- 
 ly, but when the health of this noble 
 man is drunk, who is of your faith, you 
 shirk the toast. How do you justify 
 such conduct?" 
 
 Tommy replied : - 
 
 "There are bad men of my faith and 
 good men who are not of my faith, be- 
 sides I don't know the man, nor care 
 for him, so wherefore should I drink 
 his health ?" 
 
 G. was long styled Carabaldi, and 
 may )et occasionally be reminded of 
 his voluntary toast. Many prominent 
 men who were present at this convivial 
 occasion are now in the sjiirit land. 
 Rev. .Mr. .Armstrong, Dr. Sawers, Sher- 
 iff Tredwell. County .Vttorney Pattee, 
 .\lr. Hersey, Mr. Cushing, Mr. Chan- 
 cey Johnson and our friend I,., who 
 put Captain M. thiough with such 
 scant ceremony anent his contract for 
 stone. 
 
 " I. iko crowded forest trees we staiul, 
 
 .\uii some are m.irkeil to fall. 
 The axe will sinitt at <io(l*s coiutnaiid, 
 
 .\iid soon shall smite us all." 
 
 .Vnd now. Mr. Editor, as the present 
 article will, meanwhile, close the 
 writer's contributions on "Ottawa Pi- 
 oneers" he takes this opjjortunity of 
 returning you his thanks for the 
 ])romi)titude with which they have been 
 inserted in your |japer. 
 
 He may occasionally send you jot- 
 tings on general subjects hereafter. He 
 will at least promise ere long to send 
 something in comjiliance with the re- 
 
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 quest of one of your corrosijondents, 
 who ciesires to hear opinions on " Pro- 
 tection, " imrticulnrly as it would afTect 
 farmers. Among tiie readers of tiie ! 
 .Vc7i''.f are some wiio could and sliould < 
 furnish interesting tales of early settle-; 
 nient, and Idstoric facts, relating to 1 
 progress in our several townships, 
 \alupl)le to preserve, and which would 
 add value to the columns of our! 
 county press. 
 
 'i'he man who undertakes to puhlisii 
 a country paper assumes a heavy re- 
 sponsihility. Manv are the disadvan- ; 
 tages not exjjerienced in large cities, j 
 and if a country paper he esteemed of 
 value the i>e()i)le of the county re- 
 (piire to exten(l aid and countenance, 
 not only by subscriptions, hut by nf)t : 
 expecting the same value fur 'heir; 
 monev that a citv sheet can ve, ' 
 and otherwise favoring the enterprise, 
 as opportunity offers. .\11 of which 
 is respectfuUv submitted i)y yours, &:c. 
 
 Vindicator. I 
 
 County nf Russell, .\i>iil 1.S77. 
 
 Nf.Mlil'.K 1\VK1.\ K. 
 
 To the Editor of the Xews : 
 
 In place of tiie promised article 
 anent ])rotection, as affecting farmers, 
 an additional chapter on the old sub- 
 ject is offered. Two reasons are ten 
 dered in excuse. The first is, that the 
 writer desires to lorrect some misstate- 
 ments made in a pre\ious article ; and 
 the second that he has been requestetl 
 to extend these sketches. It was an 
 error to .state that Mr. Mears had mov- 
 ed away from this country, as lie died 
 at his residence in Hawkesbury, after 
 which his family left and SLttJed in the 
 States. It was also an ermr to give 
 Dr. Pattee the credit of being the first 
 member for the Ottawa District, as he 
 was preceded by two other gentlemen, 
 Mr. Mears and Judge xMcDonnell, the 
 latter having been the first representa- 
 tive for Prescott and Russell, in tlie 
 .\ssembly of Upper Canada. 
 
 These corrections arc thankfully ac- 
 knowledged from a gentleman of life- 
 long residence in the counties. With 
 
 regard to extending these sketches, if 
 the necessary material was available, 
 tiie record would be correspondingly 
 enlarged. 
 
 Parties having an interest herein, and 
 being possessed of documents, or facts^ 
 bearing on the subject, could render 
 aid by supi)l\ing such, and any of the 
 kind sent to the office of tlie Neu<s, 
 would reach the proper destination. 
 Tlie writer has to acknowledge with 
 thanks the receipt of two documents 
 relating to the somewat distant past. 
 One a sermon on the death of John 
 (Jhesser, Esq., sen., delivered at Plan 
 tagenet, in .Vugust, i.SsS, by Rev. 
 .VleNander i'"lelclier ; and the other a 
 copy of the morning JleniUI, published 
 in Quebec in February, 1838, anil con- 
 taining an account of a right loyal 
 meeting, held at I.'Origiial, in relation 
 to the existing rebellion, and a stirring 
 si)eech delivered thereat, by the late 
 Judge i'Viel. .Some reference will be 
 made anf>n to both these gentlemen, 
 who are entitled to be classed among 
 our county pioneers. In breaking failli 
 with your correspondent anent an 
 article on protection, it may be aft' med 
 the loss is small, as little <;ould be add- 
 ed to the much already saiil on this 
 subject. 
 
 What endless speec-lies have wearied 
 listeners in the House of Commons 
 during the session just closed, on pro- 
 tection. After all what is the sum of 
 the whole? Too manv advocate pro- 
 tection tor the special manufacture in 
 which they have an interest, regardless 
 how the country at large is affected, 
 while reference to the whole peojile is 
 the only honest and correct wav of es- 
 timating the value of any measure, 
 passed for the nation. The truth is, 
 many of our public men are insincere 
 in much they .say on the subject of the 
 tariff It serves as a political howl, a 
 |)arty cry, aiming to intluenix' the next 
 general election. Vet in reality, it is 
 not a party i}uestion, for both sides of 
 the house are divided in their views 
 thereon. It is safe to aver that the 
 best protection for farmei"s is to protect 
 themselves. 'l"o this c\\<\ in how manv 
 
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 107. 
 
 ways Hitliiii llicir iioiurol, can ilicy pro- 
 mote tlicir interests, inde|ien(lontly of 
 legislation. Attention to improved 
 stock the use of labor-saviny machin- 
 ery -rotation (jf croijs and the ilestriic- 
 tion of weeds, are among tin means to 
 secure self-i)rotection from unjirofitable 
 toil. Careful avoidance of lawsuits 
 long accounts, and indulgence in con- 
 vivial habits, contribute in\aluable aids 
 to protection, while e\ery aspect of the 
 agricultural profession indicates that the 
 farmer is more dependent on himself 
 and less on extraneous favor, than any 
 (jther class ot tiie community. Hence 
 the conclusion the best protection tor 
 farmers, is self jjrotectioti. 
 
 Passing from this digression, permit 
 some reference to the old st(jry. I'he 
 names of Judge l''riel and Rev. Alex- 
 ander I'letcher, have been inlrodu('ed, 
 and a brief notice of each will occupy 
 the remaining space of this article. 
 
 .Mr. I'riel was one of the earlier law- 
 yers who practiced at L'Orignal, and 
 the seconil, as the writer believes, who 
 had an articled .student, Peter O'Brien, 
 l'-s(|,, being the party. (icorge Mc- 
 1 )onell. son of our first sheriff, and 
 nephew of Col. McDonell, aid-de-camp 
 to Sir Isaac Brock who tell iti action 
 beside the gallant general, and shared 
 his honored grave,, got the first a])point- 
 ment of county Judge for I'rescott and 
 R\issell. Preferring to continue his 
 practice at Cornwall he resigned, and 
 Peter I'riel, ICsq., succeeded to the 
 (jlFice, which he continued to fill up to 
 the period of his death, and was 
 foll()wed by the jjresent efficient judge, 
 James Daniell. Est]. Jinlge l-'riel was 
 gentlemanly and courteous in his de- 
 portment. He erred, jjrobably, in a 
 lack of decision, but more so in failing 
 to resist the prevailing evil, that mars 
 the fair fame of so many of our clever- 
 est public men. In politics he belonged 
 to the liberal school, but shunned 
 extreme opinions, and hekl loyalty to 
 this and fatherland to be the first article 
 in the creed of true Canadian citizen- 
 ship. To such views he gave eloquent 
 exjjression in the meeting held at 
 l.'Orignal, already referred to A few- 
 
 sentences will suffice to exhibit the 
 s|)eaker's politics, and refute the erron- 
 eous notion of some, that reform means 
 disloyalty. He thus discoursed :- " I 
 am one of those wIkj always thought 
 that reform was necessary in every 
 Covernment that ever existed; because 
 no institution, liowever 'visely framed, 
 can be made perfect a, once. The 
 Piritish cou'^titution is an institution of 
 early time, fmished and refined by suc- 
 ceeding age.s, and it still requires the 
 corre< ting h;md of reform to purge it of 
 those imperfection;, which have crept 
 into it through pro<ess of time, and to 
 guard it against the introduction of 
 corrui)tion and error. Hut, gentlemen, 
 there is su<h an immeasurable distance 
 between reform and rebellion, the one 
 leading to the preservation and purifi- 
 cation of our institutions ; the other to 
 their total subversion — the one leading 
 to everything that is good and salutory, 
 the other to anarchy, confusion and 
 liloodsheil, that I fi)r one am willing 
 for the present to abandon the cause of 
 reform, for the noble i)urpose of fight- 
 ing the battle of the constitution. First, 
 let us redeem ourselves from the dis- 
 graceful charge of disloyalty, and we 
 will then recommence the battle of 
 reform, with renewed vigor and bright- 
 ened prospects." 
 
 The Rev. Alexander Fletcher was a 
 man of college education, and marvel- 
 lous mental cajiacity, with a memory 
 rarely matched. Whatever he heard or 
 read appeared to remain stereotyped on 
 the tablet (jf his mind ready for use when 
 required. The sermon on the death of 
 Mr. Chesser, already referred to, is an 
 evidence of his literary acquirements 
 and rare talent. It was said at the 
 time the sermon appeared that the 
 sudden demise of Mr. (!hesser left 
 scant time for ])reparation, and that 
 Mr. Fletcher delivered the sermon ex- 
 tempore, and wrote it afterwards. It is 
 now about half a century since Mr. 
 Fletcher entered the wilderness of Plan- 
 tagenet to reside with his brother 
 Kenneth. The latter bravely fought 
 the battle of back-woods experience, 
 and still lives on the farm his own 
 
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 Strong arm retlcfined from the domin- 
 ion of tiu* t'orcsi. He ii;is been for 
 many years si^iillcss and must now 
 number over four score years. 
 
 It is many years since the subject of 
 our notice passed 'nto the spirit land. 
 
 The situation of one so gifted being 
 banished to the back-woods, calls to 
 remembrance the ant and beautiful 
 description of (iray ; 
 
 " l''u]l inaiiy n ttrtu of piticst r.iy scifiie, 
 'I he (lark unt.itliDiiifi) civos of ociMii beftr ; 
 1 nil many a fliiuiu is liorii li> liliisli unseen 
 Atiii vvastr its swrctnt'ss nti ilii- ilrscit air," 
 
 Albeit the time of Mr, i'lctcher's 
 sylvan isolation, did not by any means 
 all go to waste. He wrote much and 
 wrote well, boll- prose and ))()ctry and 
 did something in the wav of teaching. 
 If the memory of the writer is not 
 much at fault, one of the students who 
 received instruction from Mr. i'letcher 
 in the backwoods of I'lantagenet was 
 .\!r. \V. I'. Lett, city de/k of Ottawa, 
 himself no nu'an jioet, and otiurwise a 
 credit to his early instructions. One 
 of Mr. Fletcher's best prose pieces was 
 an address on temjierance, delivered 
 either at i.'Orignal or llawkc iiry, and 
 afterwards printed. It was ,i masterly 
 pen-picture of inebriety, and the name- 
 less blessings that accompan)- abstin- 
 ence from intoxicating drinks. He 
 could speak from sad experience of an 
 appetite that had i)lasted his fairest 
 prospects, and defeated the main pur- 
 pose of a most promising career. Sel- 
 dom if ever has song so sweet been 
 heard from the wilds of the Ottawa 
 valley, as flriwed from the harj) of this 
 bard as he rusticated at the rear of 
 North I'lantagenet. Sunilry subjects 
 supplied themes for his muse largely 
 the death of friends and neighbors. 
 The death of the first Mrs, Neil Stew- 
 art he coivimemorated in touching 
 verse. He also wrote lines on the 
 death of the Chesser family. Mr. Mc- 
 intosh, a merchant at I.'Orignal, was 
 married to the only daughter of Col. 
 Kearns, and was a particular friend of 
 Mr. Fletcher's. 
 
 His early death evoked a plaintive 
 strain of some length from the jjcn of 
 Mr. l'"lctcher the introduction of 
 
 I which the writer will give from mem- 
 ory, where it has lain for forty years, 
 and with which close this iu)tice. 
 
 I "Tlu; star at cvf. how hrilli.int wtiri* Ins bentnn, 
 I At twilight sparkliiiK midst ttir Ktarr> hoist 
 I Hut now fair inoiiii. thy hriKliK'r splvinlor iilr«iiniii, 
 ; Anil jn thy tilory all his rays are lost. 
 
 l<rit;lil orh! whrn cloudless thus yon sail the iky, 
 It suulht^s my pnisivp mind to waniler toith, 
 I'nsfi'n, unhraril. to liiiMllir llii' s.urcd siiiii 
 And muse tlu^ sad vicissiiuilcs t>l c.uth. 
 
 ill re death like nilcnce reigns, heard is no sound, 
 Save that the autumn leaf, so jiale and sear 
 ' In circling wreaths tails instlitiK to the ground 
 And tolls the knell of the departiiifj year. 
 
 Mnt no such iKM'.ild need I to proclaim, 
 
 Tliat thus man's hriKhlest bloom in ilust must blend, 
 
 1 feel it in the weakness of my frame. 
 
 I see it in the fate of my dear Irieml. 
 
 I'riend after friend sinks to the mnnhierint^ tomb. 
 My jiniiors all in lilies nieiulian <lay 
 While I am left to mourn their early iloom 
 .\iiil balm their memory with a rnial lay. 
 
 .■\rid Mcintosh, nnisi I with hcart-telt teal, 
 
 .^wake the bar}) tbv funeral dirye to sint;, 
 
 Winn the fond notes', breathed uVf thy brother's 
 
 bier. 
 Vet softly echo from the ireniblinu stiinK. 
 
 riiy viiiorous health, riibusi anil manly form. 
 Thy disposition so elastic, n:\s. 
 Ne'er blighted by bleak sorrow's wilherin(j storm. 
 At once presaged the life's most lenKthened day. 
 
 Hut comes the spoiler death, that bliss is Hid 
 Where now the destiny we deemi'd so fair. 
 Death has been there and desolation spri'ad, 
 lie found felicity and left despair, 
 
 V'l.NDIC'ArOl.:, 
 
 ('(Uinty of Russell. May. 1S77. 
 
 Ntr.MUKR THIRI'KK.N. 
 
 7't> the Eiiitor of the News ; 
 
 Your corres|)ondent, Cllare Innis, has 
 furnished interesting reminiscences of 
 the elder I'ox for which your readers 
 will feel obliged. He is however mis- 
 taken in su|)posing this early settler 
 "has been overlookeil or neglected" 
 altogether in these annals. If he will 
 refer to the sketch following the notice 
 of Philemon Wright he will find a brief 
 account of the Fox's ascending the Ot- 
 tawa and fixing their abode at a place 
 afterwards included in the Township of 
 Clarence. The writer is sensible of 
 the imperfect character of his attempt 
 from the lack of more ample knowledge 
 of its subjects. 
 
 If. however, an iiuerest is awakened 
 in the pilgrim fathers of the Ottawa, and 
 more comjjetent ])ens enlisted to i)rc- 
 serve recollections of earlv settlement 
 
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 109. 
 
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 and |)ortray the trials and triumphs of 
 back woods life, his labor will not be in 
 vain. 
 
 At this point, and by way of change, 
 will the readers of the A^acs permit an 
 episode anent a j;reat evil in our land, 
 namely the free use of strong drink. 
 The victims referred to chielly belonged 
 to these counties, and some of them 
 were among the earliest settlers therein. 
 .Xnoliier pen will draw the pictures, 
 their fidelity being vouched for by your 
 correspondent. Canada is rife with 
 similar cases. \Vhen will its inhabitants 
 dethrone the di.'spcjt of appetite and 
 avarice and learn that "righteousness 
 exalteth a nation, and that sin is a 
 reproach to any iJcople." The people 
 of these united counties may well feel 
 awe in view of the (juota they have fur- 
 nisheil to the moloch of intemperance, 
 and among the officials who are gone, 
 how many have left a legacy of warning 
 to all who survive. May the warning 
 be heeded. 
 
 " Hy your leave, Mr. Editor, I will 
 turn showman, and jiresent your readers 
 with a series of panoramic views, not 
 fmished or artistic painting but rough 
 and ragged sketches. 
 
 I will endeavour to catch the spirit 
 of nature, and present my subjects true 
 to the life. They will consist of home 
 scenes, IC'O, not foreign subjects, but 
 such as are met with in every day life, 
 and with 'vhich our country is familiar 
 -alas I too familiar. Perchance it may 
 do us good to glance at these pictures, 
 even though the finer sensibilities of our 
 natures may be shocked : so while the 
 canvas jxisses before us, let us ])onder 
 well the lessons they teach. 
 
 Raise the curtain. Turn up the 
 lights. Scene number one. Time, a 
 Sunday evening, in winter, many years 
 ago. Place, the unbroken pine woods 
 near one of Hamilton and l.ow's shan- 
 ties, in the township of Clarence. A 
 half-dozen or so French Canadian 
 shanty-men are wending their way to- 
 wards their shanty, after having s])ent 
 the day at the depot at Fox's Point. 
 I'hey are in sight of the hill, on which 
 at the present time stands the Roman 
 
 Catholic Church. As they trudge on 
 
 through the snow, they seem as jolly a 
 lot of fellows as you might meet any- 
 where. One strikes up a lively song, 
 and all join in the chorus, and while 
 they stop to take breath, a bottle is 
 passed around and all partake. Pres- 
 ently their jollity becomes more maud- 
 lin, and as they take up their march 
 again, some of them move with very 
 ' unsteady steps, and one declares he 
 will go no farther, and lies down in the 
 snow. The others, hardly able to help 
 themselves, let alone secure their com- 
 panion, stumble alcjng and manage to 
 reach their shanty where they soon get 
 to sleep, while one not quite so badly 
 affecteil returns with a blanket to the 
 man who has been left by the roadside. 
 He wrajjs the blanket around him and 
 leaves him. Next day the poor fellow 
 does not turn u|), and they go out in 
 search of him to find him sleeping his 
 last sleep. 
 
 Scene number two. Time, away 
 back before the days of steamboats. 
 Place, the Ottawa river, just above 
 Foxc's island. A nor-west canoe is 
 coming down the river, and a pretty 
 sight it is, as the swarthy voyagers pro- 
 pel it swiftly forward by the vigorous 
 strokes of their paddle. 'l"he canoe is 
 well laden with a valuable cargo of rich 
 furs which are being taken down to Mon- 
 treal for shipment to England. It is in 
 I charge of one of the comi)any' clerks 
 j who lies asleep in the stern of the 
 ] canoe, under the effects of a heavy 
 spree. As the canoe nears the head of 
 the island the young man wakes with a 
 cry of horror and before his companions 
 recover their surprise he lea])s over- 
 board and sinks to rise no more. 
 
 Scene number three. l-'oxe's island 
 again, only near the foot this time. A 
 man i)addling unsteadily across the 
 river towards the Point. He is alone, 
 and we will watch him a bit to see how 
 he gets on, for he does not seem to 
 .steer very .straight. Meanwhile I'll tell 
 you a little of that poor fellow's history. 
 He is an old soldier, a follower of 
 Wellington, and a jiarticipant in the 
 ever-to-be-rcmembered battle of Waiei- 
 
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 loo. Many a hard fought battle has 
 been survived, for what fate has he 
 been preserved ! You look again at the 
 picture, but this time you only see a 
 canoe drifting bottom upwards. The 
 poor old veteran lias gone down, before 
 a deaillier toe tlian Ht)nai)arte marshal- 
 led on tlie field of Waterloo namely, 
 alcoiiol. 
 
 Now for ;> winter scene. .V se("luded 
 woodland patiiway. '{"ime, New Vear.s. 
 Heavy vnow fall. I'lace, about tiiree 
 miles north east of wl'.at is now Tiuirso. 
 yilencij nnd soliuulc on all sides. It is 
 towards evening, and a mai. is trudging 
 along througli the fast failing snow. 
 He sits down to rest, and while he 
 does so let us fmd out a little about 
 him. He is a .Scotchm.m, fr(jm near 
 ( flasgow, and a widower. 1 .eaving an 
 only son he came ont to Canada to 
 carve out for himself and boy a home 
 in the wilderness. Being directed to 
 Locliaber, he chose a lot and <-nnimen- 
 ced with energy the hard work of 
 clearing land for his future home. Kor 
 many dreary months he toiled on. 
 l)Ui>yed u]) b\- the pros|)ects of future 
 indejjendence and the companv of his 
 son, bravely enduring liard work and 
 solitary e.\isten< e. Hut New Years 
 had come and he must go to the front, 
 and our picture llnds him returning, 
 anything but benelitled by his visit. 
 We left him resting, we Imd ln" has 
 dropped off to sleep a sleep induced 
 by the contents of a bottle whidi lies 
 bv his side. I'oor fellow, whose is the 
 
 hiamt 
 
 He s.eeps on, forgotten for 
 
 days, till some one chances to |)ass 
 through, and noticing an unusual 
 mound of snow beside the ])ath, kicks 
 it away and finds a fro/en cf)rpse. 
 
 Here is another winter scene, not so 
 (juiet as the last, but gay and bright. 
 This is a woodland scene also. A 
 party of choppers cutting wood in the 
 township (jf ("lareiice. A dozen axes 
 gleam in the tVosty air and merrily the 
 work goes on, as wielded by strong arms 
 and wilhi.g hands the axes are plied, 
 and the maples and birch come 
 tumbling to the earth. The day wears 
 on, the workers weary of their task. A 
 
 I big brown jar sits on the stump of a 
 i fiillen tree, and the choppers seem to 
 have a wonderful and strange interest 
 in it, for we see them ever and anon 
 1 gathering around that i)articular spot. 
 ! The trees don't f dl so thickly as they 
 [ did in the morning, and when they do, 
 I men don't seem to he particularly 
 anxious to get out of their way, and one 
 falls on a poor fellow and he is crushed 
 to the earth. MIood flows from his 
 I wounds down on the beautiful snow. 
 His companions, s(;me of them not 
 much more th; a half conscious, gather 
 around and raise him uj), but it is only 
 j too evident the man is dead. 
 j Another winter scene. Christmas 
 ' night— dark and cold. A man trying 
 to cross the ice a short distance below 
 j Thurso. Could do it well enf)ugh in 
 I the morning. Could do it now if his 
 I eye was only a little clearer and his step 
 a little steadier, but both fail in their 
 ' proper duty. He wamlers into an open 
 i glade and fmds a watery grave. 
 I Scene number seven. Locality, the 
 ' river near mouth of I'oxe's creek, two 
 ! miles abf>ve Thurso. Time, autumn. 
 Ik'autiful moonlight evening. Wind 
 blowing strong enough to make it 
 plea.sant and exhilarating. Steamer Al- 
 exandra coming down the river. Man 
 in skiff |)ulling along near the shore. 
 I.et us watch him. He pulls an un- 
 steady stroke and seems somewhat 
 undecided in his movements, now jjuII- 
 ing out into the river and again turning 
 towards the shore, but gradually m.iking 
 his way ui)ward towards Rockland. 
 I'here, now, the steamer has jiassed 
 him. I.et us watch the tiny craft as it 
 tosses up and down cm the wave.s. 
 There, the first swell strikes the skiff 
 We watch to see it glide gracefully 
 over, l)Ut no, the man has (juit rowing 
 and leans listlessly o\er the side of the 
 skiff. The swells strike sideways, and 
 in an instant the skiff is ui)set. You 
 are startletl at his dangerous position. 
 Of course you expect him to clutch t!ie 
 side of the boat and shout for help, or 
 perhaps swim ashore, or at the very 
 worst cling to his oars mitil he gains 
 the shore. He does none of these, but 
 
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 falls helplessly into the water, only 
 realizing his position when too late — 
 and he sinks — the scene is over, strong 
 drink the cause. 
 
 Here is another picture. Locality, 
 just a little above the last. liutternut 
 grove in sight. Bright sunny day in 
 summer. Two men get into a canoe to 
 cross the river, but are unable, through 
 some reason wliich is not just now ap- 
 parent, to govern the boat properly. 
 An altercation ensues. The boat is 
 capsized, and the men are struggling in 
 the water. One gains 'he shore. The 
 other .seems unable to help himself and 
 shouts loudly for help. Men are on 
 the shore but don't seem to be able to 
 afford succour. The poor fellow in the 
 water struggles in vain. Down he goes, 
 crying "save me! Oh save me." 
 
 I have many other sue h pictures, 
 but you are already wearying with the 
 sad disclosure they afford. I pass them 
 over for the present and close with 
 this. 
 
 It is in the township of Cumberland. 
 A farm scene. Humble but comfort- 
 able dwelling. It is (Christmas time and 
 a large fu.iily of children are gathered 
 around the blazing fire. The cattle 
 have been stabled and (ed for the 
 night, wood carried in and all the 
 chores dv)ne. The father and husband 
 is absent, and the patient wife is busied 
 in pre])aring the evening meal. The 
 table is set and one of the boys runs 
 out to .see if father is coming, but 
 brings no tidings of him. At last sup- 
 per is taken and the children are sent 
 to their beds The hours wear away — 
 a warm fire is kept up — a portion of 
 food is kei)t waiting, and while the 
 tired woman busies herself with some 
 darning or meniling, she ever and anon 
 goes to tile door to listen for signs of 
 her returning husband. Hut still he 
 comes not, and all through tht weary 
 hours of night the lonely woman keeps 
 watch and a light in the window for 
 one who is never to enter that home 
 alivf' for the morning light reveals his 
 frozen corjjse a few rods from his own 
 door. He sjjcnt a merry (Christmas, 
 but it cost his life. 
 
 Drop the curtain, put out the lights. 
 The show is over." 
 
 May all read, mark, learn and in- 
 wardly digest the solemn lesson here 
 presented. 
 
 Vindicator. 
 
 County of Russell, March, 1877. 
 
 NUMBEU FOURTEEN. 
 
 7h the Editor of the News : 
 
 Your many readers must have per- 
 used with interest the graphic sketch of 
 the late Judge McDonald from the pen 
 of "Clare Innis," and with one accord 
 entertain the hope that additional 
 samples of the .same character and from 
 the same author will occupy future col- 
 umns of your weekly sheet. 
 
 In furtherance of our common ob- 
 ject — to rescue from oblivion traces of 
 early settlers, and inform the rising 
 generation somewhat of the trials of 
 early bush life, another chajiter on the 
 old story is here offered. The subject 
 is Captain John Roe. Nothing re- 
 markable in the man or his history 
 claims notice, but being one of the 
 earlier settlers of the county of Russell, 
 in which he held official prominence 
 for many years, his claim to a place in 
 the honor-roll of Ottawa's pioneers 
 may not be questioned. Mr. Roe hail- 
 j ed from the Green Isle, to wliich we 
 are indebted for so many of our Gover- 
 ' nor-Generals. In the third year of the 
 i reign of George the Third he opened 
 j his eyes on this earth, and closed them 
 1 finally in the last year of the reign of 
 William the I'ourth. The first event 
 occurred in tiie County of Wexford, 
 1 Ireland, the last in ihe County of Rus- 
 sell, Canada. 
 
 Mr. Roe was a gentleman farmer in 
 his native country, and being the hold- 
 er of an old and advantageous lea.se, 
 lived in comfort on his farm, and rear- 
 ed a very large family. We.xford was a 
 hot-bed of revolt during the rebellion 
 of 1798, and Mr. Roe served as lieu- 
 tenant in a cavalry corps throughout 
 the trouble. In the year 1818, the 
 lease of his farm having expired, his 
 thoughts were turned to emigration. 
 
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 and on the 5th day of August, with a 
 portion of his family, consisting of tour 
 sons and four daughters, all grown up, 
 he sailed from Dublin for (Quebec. The 
 latter eity was reachetl in five weeks, a 
 very favourable ])assage in those times, 
 but in wide contrast with i)resent 
 dispatch, when as many days doubled i 
 is a usual passage for steamers. 
 
 At the time of which we write. Can-; 
 ada was honored, as at no period 1 
 before or since, in having a Duke fori 
 Governor-General The Duke of Rich- 1 
 mond filled this responsible office, but 
 a tragical occurrence cut short his i 
 official and natural life in the autumn j 
 of the year above named. On leaving 
 Ireland, Mr. Roe received letters of: 
 recommendation from Lord Mount- i 
 morris and the liisho]) of l'"crris to his 
 Grace the Duke, but on arriving in 
 Quebec he learned that the (iovernor-' 
 General was on a tour in the Upper j 
 i'rovinces, and making his way from 
 Kingston to the Ottawa. 
 
 .^fter sonic delay in ho])^^ <jf his ar- 
 rival, he started with his_ family uj) the 
 Ottawa, and on arriving at the landing 
 near the Chaudiiiv, learned that the 
 Duke had rc.u lied Ki(-hinond. Taking 
 one of his sons lie travelled forward, in 
 hojies of having an amlience with him, 
 and presenting his letters. .'Mas I the 
 unfortunate l)Mke, being bitten by a| 
 rabid pet fox, hail become affli<le(l with | 
 hydrophobia, and was Hearing his latter 
 end. 'l"he)' met hiin a short distance | 
 from Richmond, walking along, leaning , 
 on the arm of Col. Cockburn. As he | 
 did so they reached a small stream called 
 the River Jock, at the sight of which the 
 Duke was exceedingly trou' led, but 
 making a strong effort, he sprang for 
 ward to reacli the opposite side, but 1 
 fill short of his jiiirpose and landed ! 
 deep in the imid. The malady mo- 
 mentarily became more \lolent, and on 
 reaching the barn of .\lr. (Miajiman, 
 standing by the road, they entered, and 
 its thrashing floor proved the fatal spot, I 
 where this illustrious stranger closed 
 his sad caree;. 
 
 •Mr. Roe was offered a free grant of 1 
 land at Nepean, near where the city of 
 
 Ottawa now .stands, but not liking to 
 leave the river, he determined to seek 
 a locality on its banks. To this end 
 he came down to Clarence, and jiitched 
 on the first lot in the first concession, 
 old survey of said township, being the 
 fifth settler who laid the foundation of a 
 municipality, now thickly jjopulated. 
 
 A family unused to toil, and accus- 
 tomed to the comforts and (-oiivenien- 
 ces of well-to-do old country life, found 
 bush experiencea severe trial. In father- 
 land efficient help at moderate cost was 
 atconuiiand. Smooth fields, lacking the 
 smallest encumbrances, iiivitetl the pol- 
 ished share, while in Canada jiersonal 
 a])i)lication was a necessity, and ere the 
 soil could be crojjjjed the dense forest 
 had to be cut and cleared away. As 
 all bush farmers can testify, it is no 
 child's play to transform bush land into 
 tillable fields. Nor was hard work and 
 l)lain fare the only or lightest trials to 
 be borne by these new emigrants. 
 I'hey found that some knowledge about 
 almost everv ordinary thing was recjuir- 
 ed, while they knew nothing, as things 
 were retiuired to be known. The pain- 
 ful sense of isolation the absence of 
 roads — no doctor — no teacher — no 
 minister — no post-office -no store pres- 
 ented an array of wants startling to the 
 uninitiateil. Then the difference of 
 climate, the plague of flies, with the 
 depredations of wild beasts, in the des- 
 truction of flocks and crojis, further 
 aggravated their distress, and begat the 
 conviction that discomfort and banish 
 nient would darken the balance of their 
 days below. Notwithstaniling, patience 
 antl perseverance enabled them to sur- 
 mount seeming impossibilities. They 
 fought bravely the battle of pionet^r 
 life, and reaped in moderate measure 
 the reward of their labor. 
 
 I'he old gentleman was appointed 
 ("aptain of militia and justice of the 
 Peace — offices the dutie., of which were 
 so light, that albeit, lacking the talent 
 common to his cuiintry, he managed 
 by the aid of an efficient sergeant to 
 accomplish. 
 
 His militia command included (Aun- 
 berland and Clarence, and all the good 
 
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 men and true, between the ages of i8 
 and 6o years were notified once a year, 
 to appear before their commander on 
 "the 4tli day of June"' — answer to their 
 names — give tiiree cheers for tiie sov- 
 ereign and " dismiss till further orders." 
 Any paity failing to attend was liable 
 to a fine of $2 and costs. The whole 
 thing was an expensive farce, now 
 wisely obsolete. 
 
 Captain Roe exjierienced in his do- 
 mestic and spiritual interests infinitely 
 treater trials than any referred to above, 
 and his inmost soul was vexed beyonil 
 expression, by, as lie consitlered, tlie 
 undutiful conduct of his childivn, and 
 the dangerous heresy of his neighbors. 
 We now write of a time when settlers 
 had increased, and when the old gentle- 
 man's sons and daughters, like other 
 young people, were matrimonially dis- 
 posed. 
 
 The Captain claimed implicit un- 
 questioning conformity to his o]iinions, i 
 and commands in all things K])iritual[ 
 and temporal— that by divine right he! 
 was a domestic despot, and not until 
 death were any of his children, what- 
 ever their age, relievetl from allegiance 
 to his authority. He denied them all 
 right of choice in matters of wedlock, 
 or liberty to vary one iota from his re- 
 ligious faith. 1 )octrines these wide of 
 being in sym])atliy with western notions 
 and wherein obedience is simply 
 slavery. 
 
 The pride of his countr) was intensi- 
 fied in his iiarticular case, and rendered 
 ridiculous by circumscribed means and 
 blintl policy. No maiden within the 
 county was a match for either of his sons, 
 and no young man a desirable suitor 
 for one of Iiis daughters. I.ong, very 
 long, in silent |)rotest, this family of 
 grown uj) men ami women accejited 
 the situati{jn, held together, cultivated 
 the farm, and ke])t in ease and comfort 
 their relentless jjarent, who received all 
 honor and all obedience, as undoubted 
 rights, for whid lie owed no return, 
 but the exercise ni innexible iron rule, 
 ("anada was not made for men of this 
 stamp, and a policy so absurd was 
 doomed, sooner or later, to produce ex- 
 
 plosion. So it fared with the gallant 
 Captain — mutiny appeared in the camp 
 — the rebels broke from the spiritual 
 tether of their father, and dared to love 
 and be loved by the children of the 
 land, without his apjiroval or consent. 
 The old gentleman sought to put down 
 tiie rebellion as vigorously as he did 
 the civil rising of '98, but with less suc- 
 cess. He did what he could to punish 
 offenders, and express his conclemna- 
 tion of their conduct. It was said one 
 son of forty years was well whijiped for 
 supjiosed naughty conduct, and that 
 the old boy took the punishment with 
 becoming submission -a ]jresuming but 
 worthy Scot dared to propo.se to one of 
 the daughters, and she, against orders, 
 accejited him. The captain went for 
 the intruder, and would if he could 
 have demolished him, but the canny 
 child escajied, leaving his canoe to be 
 smashed by the angry father. A run- 
 away inatcli was the consequence and a 
 happy marriage, but never blessed by 
 the unforgiving jiareiit. 
 
 One of his sons being of ripe age, 
 cast loving glances upon a blooming 
 maiden of the settlement, every way his 
 ei|ual, and she reciprocated his |jassion. 
 Worse and worse, the wrath of the 
 father knew no bound, and as death 
 rather than dishonor was his motto, he 
 determined to shoot the offender and 
 save the dignity of his home. In fact 
 he seemed to think he had as good a 
 right to shoot his children as beget them, 
 and would likely denounce the inter- 
 ference of law as an impertinence, had 
 he exerci.sed this right. The gun was 
 li>ade<l, but some busybody filled the 
 barrel with water, and foiled the cap- 
 tain's worthy intentions when in the 
 humour of doing execution. Frustra- 
 ted in the use of arms he tried the pow- 
 er of diplomacy. He forbade the 
 banns, and threatened the minister of 
 the place with the terrors of law, if he 
 dareil to marry his son without iiermi.';- 
 sion from him. 
 
 The minister did, and the poor cap- 
 tain was again defeated. If possible, 
 worse disgrace grieved his heart by 
 defection on the part of his children 
 
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 from liie clii n"li of their fathers. In 
 icS22 a small colony of Haptists landed 
 at KoxeV Point, intending; a double 
 conquest the natural and moral wil- 
 derness. Their success in the hrst was 
 moderate, in the second something 
 noteworthy. 
 
 Not only did the doctrines of these 
 peojjle spread largely llirough tlie 
 Township, i)Ut extended to .Montreal, 
 in which city an influence from Foxe's 
 Point was felt, and resulted in tliree 
 large churches existing tliere at the 
 present time. Ottawa likewise contains 
 a numerous body of die same material, 
 and is a direct plant from the same 
 soil. Uinvartis to Pembroke, on both 
 sides of the river, numerous churches 
 exist, all less or more related to the 
 .same stock. It is not to be wondered 
 at that the family of the captain cauglit 
 the prevailing infection, much to the 
 distress of tlieir afflicted fatiier. He 
 hated the "new lights'" as he termed 
 them, with cordial hatred. He could 
 not deny tiie fact that a great change 
 was visible in the neigh.l)orliood — Sun 
 day was better observed — a school was 
 started for the childrci -habits of clean- 
 liness and industry more generally cul- 1 
 tivated, but all ava'led not to gain his 
 favor or soften his spleen towards tiie 
 "dip|)ers." The Rev. Alexander Fletch- 
 er .said to him one day, "Captain Roe, 
 you are a loser in not going to hear the 
 preacher of these ])eople." The cap- 
 tain replied, "I don't believe in 
 quacks." Mr. !■'. rejjlied, " you over- 
 look that (]uacks are often better skilled 
 in local diseases than the regular prac- 
 titioner," but the ca|)tain failed to see 
 the jioint. .Many advances on the part 
 of the "new lights" intended to benefit 
 the old gentleman, were uniformly re- 
 sisted in a style amusing as well as blunt. 
 
 On one occason his leading sergeant 
 who was a "new light" tried to s])eak 
 with him on the subject of religion, but 
 the cai tain cut him short with the 
 remark, "James, you may as well sing 
 psalms to a deail horse." 
 
 Hospitality was a jirincijial with the 
 ca])tain and the sergeant was invited to 
 tea. Petore partaking, he graciously 
 asked his \isitor to bespeak a blessing, 
 doing so in unicjue form, "James, give 
 us a mouthful of prayer, you that can." 
 Mr. (Jilmour, the Baptist minister of 
 Montreal, called on him one day, and 
 tried to engage him in serious conver- 
 sation, but his manner of slaving off the 
 subject was dramatic. Mr. (1. said, 
 "Captain Roe, you are becoming old in 
 years, and it is well to be assured of our 
 future well being," at which point the 
 captain chimed in, "we'll know all 
 about it bye and bye." "Yes," said 
 -Mr. (i, "but the apostle Paul could 
 say "we know that if our earthly house 
 of this tabernacle were dissolved we 
 have a building of (iod," when the cap- 
 tain again interrupted with the remark, 
 "'I"he flies are very bad," and at the 
 same time made a vigorous slaj) with 
 both hands, at a ])assing mosipiitoe. 
 .Mr, Ci. politely acciuiesed, and proceeil- 
 ed with his remarks. 
 
 It is now long ago since Captain Roe 
 fmished his light with the world. His 
 children, grand-children and great- 
 grand-children are represented among 
 the " new lights," the two latter numer- 
 ously. The world moves — and it is 
 folly to exact uniformity of thought or 
 make our own measure the standanl of 
 others, even if they be our own kin. 
 
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 County of Russell, June.iSy;. 
 
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 Electors of Russell. 
 
 Our ('oiuity is once more favored with 
 a visit from our old friend Dr. Hunter. 
 Denials are of no avail. He knows 
 better than ourselves what we want, and 
 in the House lie must lie. We read in 
 the good 15ook tliat "the Kingdom of 
 Heaven suffereth violence, and the 
 violent take it by force." In like man- 
 ner the Dr. seems to assail the entrance 
 to Parliament, and, by an agony of 
 effort, must get in. As the directors of 
 the press are supposed to know some- 
 thing of everything, would you please 
 to inform us wherefore this desperation? 
 Or, is the motive deep concern to ad- 
 vance our interests, and a thorough 
 conviction that he alone is worthy of 
 the trust ? If the authority of the 
 I )octor is sufficient, the latter consider 
 ation alone actuates his conduct. He 
 speaks well, and promises better. Only 
 return him and the millennial glory 
 of political jjerfection would dawn upon 
 the county. Russell would be special- 
 ly blest. Macadamized roads would 
 leail everywhere. Ottawa members 
 would then have a rallying point — a 
 man whose talents and weight of char- 
 acter would serm-e from the House that 
 attention due to this ])art of the coun- 
 try. This is an uniting picture. But, 
 gentlemen, there area fe\\ things which 
 make our confidence in the doctor 
 shaky. It is true- th.^t simple j)eoi)le in 
 the bush may be cuistaken, and it be- 
 comes tliem to !)e modest. Still, facts 
 are stubborn ihings, ami let the doctor 
 demolish them if he can. Let him ex- 
 |)lain away his indecent opposition to 
 Mr. Loucks, and the tact of his having 
 proposed to buy that gentleman off. 
 
 Let him purge out the guilt of concoct- 
 ing or ;ipi)roving the fire-brand sheet of 
 " a Scotch Presbyterian," intended to 
 damage Mr. Bell, and when he found 
 it did not take, trying to fasten upon 
 that gentleman the stigma of having 
 produced it. Deeper still is the moral 
 guilt of aiming to demoralize a county 
 and carry its support by the force of 
 money— as if a mess of jwttage was an 
 equivalent for the political rights of 
 men in this free and independent land. 
 Is it not a fact, gentlemen, that the city 
 of New York is the doctor's place of 
 residence, and that he there carries on 
 a lucrative trade ? Is that city not a 
 long way off and in a foreign land? Do 
 the peojjle of that country want a spy 
 in our Legislature? Or what in the 
 name of common sense and common 
 decency do they spare so invaluable a 
 curer of tiieir sjjecial maladies to send 
 him so far ancl force him so urgently 
 upon an unwilling jjcople ? Further, 
 how does it ha]3i)en that this railway 
 row should occur at this j^articular 
 juncture? The Doctor, it seems, took 
 a i)roniinent part in kicking u|) this sen- 
 sible tuss, and while Mr. Bell is employ- 
 ed in checkmating iiis miserable and 
 nefarious schemes, he slips away to Rus- 
 sell, and has the face to ask our confi- 
 dence on the heel of this outrage on all 
 law ami order. Brother electors, is this 
 the kind of men we want to make our 
 laws ? Can any honest man, in duty 
 to himself, his country and his Queen, 
 cast a vote in favor of a man who has 
 di.sgraced himself by an outrage so 
 flagrant as the Ottawa railway riot ? 
 Canada ex])ects every man to do his 
 duty. Russell has a special claim upon 
 us in the forthcoming struggle : let us 
 
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 ourselves approve. 
 
 An Elector. 
 
 The Russell Victory. 
 
 I'AKriNd WOKI) lO 
 
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 A parting word to "Dr." Hunter of 
 counsel, not triumph -return to your 
 chosen city, a wiser if not a richer man; 
 and allow three defeats (two severe 
 ones) to convince you Russell knows 
 best iier own interests, and knows too 
 much of you to desire a closer neigh- 
 bourhood than New York. However 
 successful pill (piackery has jiroved in 
 the land of tiie Stars and Stri|ies, ])oliti- 
 cal ijuackery has l)een a losing game in 
 Canada. 
 
 Perhai)s you iiad better ,vait next 
 time until called, and your el^i^tion will 
 be sure. Ill-starred ])olitician, your 
 luck is likely, as it deserves to be, the 
 fate of the men who, forgetful ot either 
 policy or principle, wen*, out of their 
 way to aid you to triumpli over a man 
 more entitled to honour, and mere caj) ' 
 able of using it for public good than 
 any other political candidate on the 
 Ottawa. Hut the Bell has soundeci 
 through tlic land merry tones of joy and 
 gladricss, announcing Russell redeemed 
 and indicating that the man Hell, wiio 
 is a man, and the man for the people, 
 has come off a concjueror ; and more — 
 over his enemies. As the tones of this 
 self-same Hell ring music in the ear of 
 the elect for Russell, ihey sound a 
 knell that must alarm tiic faithless pair 
 ni whom Ottawa and (Jarleton have too 
 long trusted. May they be left to your 
 company and comfort - a trio each 
 worthy of the other, and a jubilee year 
 shall iiave ilawned on the valley of the 
 Ottawa. 
 
 In the event of ever returning to 
 trouble us again, which, kind heaven 
 forbid, be advised to observe a few 
 common sense rules. Do not abuse 
 the people of Ottawa (Jity. No man 
 who wishes to succeed can afford to do 
 so, Do not tell lies ; but, if you can- 
 not avoid this sin, use a better glo.ss, 
 and make them less apjiarent. \ 
 
 clumsy liar cuts a poor figure any 
 where. Sjiend less money and trust 
 less to it. l'eoi)le who are bought are 
 not to be trusted. Use less abuse to- 
 wards your opponent, and avoid being 
 so smooth and oily to the electors. 
 This feature in your <:haracter reminds 
 one of the false counsellor, "The words 
 of his mouth were smoother than but- 
 ter, but war was in his heart ; his words 
 were softer than oil, yet were they 
 drawn swords." 
 
 Deal less in promises, and promise 
 not what it is impossible to jjerform. 
 Particularly ilo not jiromise to move 
 the County Registry office both to 
 C'umberland and ('larence. 
 
 Say less in your own praise, and try 
 not to think so highly of yourself; for 
 you have nothing to he specially jiroud 
 of, but much to blush for. Do not 
 make such long ami wordy speeches — 
 say less that is |)ers(jnal and more about 
 princijiles, si)ecially, let us hear no more 
 about those iiorses and cocks and hens 
 you say were poisoned. Abstain from 
 rowdy expedients; they help not) idy. 
 Say not, as you did to the people in the 
 Town Hall, Clarence, that it was you cS: 
 Co., not Mr. lieli, who got the order 
 from the Court of Chancery, whereby 
 the cars were again set running between 
 Ottawa and I'rescott ; that Robert Hell 
 tried to gel a subsidy of some millions 
 for the (Jrand Trunk, and to remove 
 the Provincial lien on that cr.mpany ; 
 that Mr. Hell's Canal Committee was 
 nothing but clap-tra]) -a scheme for 
 which he tleserved no credit Hut, to 
 save yourself the trouble of returning, 
 if pill craft supplies a field too limited 
 for your distinguished talents, offer 
 your services to the \ankecs as military 
 leader, or sage to adjust the difticulty 
 between North and South ; or a 
 humbler berth in the spy service might 
 do. ('anada will be no loser, and Rus- 
 sell no mourner, even if vou take R. 
 W. Scott and William !•'. I'owell along, 
 both of whom, it is hoped, will be 
 open for emplo\inent in a few davs. 
 Adieu, "Dr." 
 
 An Elector. 
 
 County of Russell, June 24, 1863. 
 
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 117. 
 
 On the Eecent Elections. 
 
 Mr. Editok, — The elective agony is 
 over in most of the constituencies of 
 Quebec and Ontario, and sober reflec- 
 tion ponders on the ])ast. True pat- 
 riotism weeps for a country which, in 
 all probability, never before sinned with 
 such a hi_i,'h hand in the matter of bri- 
 bery. In many cases neither party can 
 rebuke the other : both have done 
 wickedly, and, under the excitement of 
 the struggle, many of hitherto unblem- 
 ished name have proffered the bribe, 
 while not a few deeply regret their 
 folly. Why should the giver des]jise 
 the receiver in this trade? Who hath 
 the greater sin, the tempter or the 
 tempted ? 
 
 Tiiis <]uestion concerns us dee|)ly at 
 the ])resent time, and a correct answer 
 affects our future. 
 
 " We must fight the enemy with his 
 own weapons," is the salve for wrong 
 doing at elections, but it contains 
 teachings akin to the doctrine of devils. 
 The 6VfV'(' has been loud of late in its de- 
 nunciations of governmental bribery. 
 Uh,liiat its own party were innocent, and 
 that tiie chief of the party could wash 
 his iiands in innocency. We read of 
 one who coiu]uered when he fell, and 
 if the late defeat in Ontario were un- 
 stained by miserable corrupt bribery, by 
 the liberal party, honour would have 
 accom])aiiied the defeat, and time 
 might rectify the political mishap. .Vs 
 it is, that party has lost, and lost with 
 dishonour, and its leading organ miglit 
 ap])ropriately go into mourning over 
 the moral, as well as political discomfi- 
 ture of its friends. N'erily, the glory 
 has depar! "d trom those to wliom 
 Canada owes its enlaii ed liberties. In 
 this general defeat a c, use exists some- 
 where ; some screw is loose in the 
 jjolitical machine, and money expendi- 
 ture has failed to compensate where 
 "some one had blundered " The mor- 
 alist may correctly argue "what is right 
 is best." The end does not justify the 
 means, and no good could come from 
 elLction practice so immoral. "Right- 
 eousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a 
 
 reproach to any people." 
 
 The political reasoner may ask if Mr. 
 Brown was right in going into coalition. 
 Was he right in coming out, and that, 
 too, before the object of coalition was 
 attained ? Further, if confederation is 
 in reality the great boon that both 
 parties allow it to be, why raise issues 
 on the eve of an election against the 
 men who have given us this boon, and 
 this in the absence of any avowed 
 principles or policy to oppose ? No 
 measure is before the country but con- 
 federation. Botli parties agree it is a 
 blessing, yet the liberal party raises a 
 quarrel and avows opposition, the 
 ])eople not knowing very clearly what 
 it is about. No wonder the enemy was 
 lively, and less wontler that he was 
 successful. Some one has blundered, 
 and that some one has been followed 
 too implicitly, and so made a "brose" 
 of himself and jjarty. 
 
 A writer has announced a history of 
 ; the elections for Quebec. Who will 
 I write such a history for Ontario ? The 
 \ book would be large, and the exposure 
 make us ashamed of our country. The 
 elot]uent orator of Canada was van- 
 ([uisiied after a close contest in Pres- 
 i cott. That county never returned an 
 absentee and has still maintained the 
 honor. The late minister of agricul- 
 ture was beaten by a late minister of 
 religion, who had also been an eloquent 
 advocate of temperance. If justifiable 
 means alone had been used in this 
 contest, no common honour would 
 have adorned the brows of the elected 
 man, but alas, no difference was obser- 
 j vable in the character of his canvass 
 and that of the merest politician. 
 ! .Money and liquor flowed freely ; how 
 far this was accpiiesced in by iiimself 
 may be inferred from his own words : 
 
 I " I am i)ossessed of thousand dol- 
 
 j lars and 1 mean to rei)resent the 
 county." .\lthough merchandize had 
 superseded the regular ministrations of 
 Mr. 15., heoccassionally madeijroclnma- 
 tion of the great salvation and with 
 tears beseeched men to be reconciled 
 to (lod. Scarcely will he have the 
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 Standard of temperance. David felt he 
 must be cleansed ere he could teach 
 transgressors. 
 
 The county of Russell has been for 
 some time represented by a man of 
 rare talent. He gave Ottawa a railroad. 
 He supplied the statistics submitted to 
 the Queen, which guided her decision 
 in the choice of that city as the ca])itai. 
 He, too, has done more than any other 
 man in the matter of the contemplated 
 Ottawa and Huron ship canal, and is 
 the fittest man to consummate the great 
 measure. But Naainan was a leper, 
 and this great man is afflicted with the 
 leprosy of intemjierance, and lost his 
 election thereby, being beaten by a 
 man who, however skilled in ])liysic, 
 has little knowledge of politics, and 
 possessed of puny ])arts in comparison 
 with Robert Hell. Here the l)ribery 
 game was played ojjcnly and effectively 
 without shame or reserve, .\gents in the 
 interest of the winning candidate ap- 
 peared at the polls, with bags of cash in 
 full view, and lianded it over in purcliase 
 of votes. In one case, they actually paid 
 an opponent $5, after voting, because, 
 by a blunder, his vote wns recorded in 
 their interest. 
 
 Liquor, too, liad its share in the 
 struggle and bore its usual fruits. In 
 one township where no licpior is allow- 
 ed to be sold, it was l)rought from a 
 distance and left near tiie polling jjlace 
 by a brother doctor whf)se views of 
 right must have been clouded by 
 appetite or interest, perhaps both. The 
 consequences were a fierce fight black 
 marks — and one broken leg. 
 
 The above are but slight tracings of a 
 wide-spread evil. What would the full- 
 drawn ])icture be ? When will our 
 provinces redeem themselves from the 
 blot that has stained the first year of our 
 new existence. It becomes the |)ul|)it 
 and press to lift up a voice, and sjiare 
 not in condemning the groat evil. 
 
 W. E. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, Sep., 1867. 
 
 Tfl the Editor of the Ne^cs : 
 
 Dear Sir, — The advent of Sir John 
 A. Macdonald and (!o., was a great 
 
 event in the history of the County of 
 Brescott. It was fitting and jirojier that 
 his admirers should give him, as they 
 did, a right hearty welcome. The 
 Neii's does not commit itself by the ex- 
 pression of any opinion on the deliver- 
 ances uttered on that occasion. Nev- 
 ertheless it iiermits correspondents in 
 politics, as on other subjects, liberty of 
 comment on their own res])onsibility. 
 A(;ting on the favour of such freedom, 
 a few remarks will follow on what was 
 said at the great gathering, as reported 
 in your columns. 
 
 The address to Sir John was sensibly 
 brief, sufficiently flattering to him, and 
 foolishly unjust and abusive to the pre- 
 sent Ciovernment, as well as insulting 
 to the Commons which liy so large a 
 majority sustains in power this "organ- 
 ized hy|)ocrisy," and a reproach to the 
 l)eoi)le who returned this majority. 
 
 Very largely does this reproach ap])ly 
 to the people of ^iie chief I'rovince in 
 the Dominion, for Sir John never com- 
 manded a majority in Ontario. 
 
 Why could not the authors of this 
 address be content with exalting their 
 own immnculate idol without flinging 
 dirt so freely on those who, by the voice 
 of the country, are its present rulers ? 
 
 C!anadians boasting of your loyalty 
 is such conduct British ? \\'ould think- 
 ing men who are admirers of Lord 
 Beaconsfield so talk of Mr. Cladstone's 
 administration ? Has not experience 
 in governing justified the benefit of 
 iwrty rule? Do the Conservatives of 
 Canada claim a m()no])oly of power, 
 and aim at ])eri)etual suinemacy ? Sir 
 John has enjoyed a long reign, and the 
 people have thought a change desirable 
 — why not give the ])uople's jjreference 
 a more i)atient and just trial. Nothing 
 is lost by fair play, nothing gaineil by 
 foul. Where is the fairness, where 
 the truthfulness of the following 
 language that garnished .said address in 
 referring to the present (iovernment ? 
 
 Have they not proved by every act 
 since they obtained power their utter 
 disbelief in the principles they professed 
 when in opposition ?" Sir John must 
 have chuckled inwardly at this precious 
 
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 sentence, for no man knows better the ut- 
 ter falsity of the accusation, but with 
 him the end justifies the means, and, 
 therefore, he accepts any amount of 
 praise offered to himself, and endorses 
 any degree of censure ascribed to his 
 opponents. 
 
 The Hon. Mr. CJhaj^lcau's cvordium 
 was trite, unusual, and most impolitic. 
 " I must say I don't want to be either a 
 Reformer or a Dissenter, gentlemen." 
 It were idle to force reform on one 
 sufficiently spotless, but what did the 
 speaker mean by Dissenter ? 
 
 In his mind is the term synonymous 
 with Protestant? If so, Ontaiio was 
 not the |)lace to use such language. If 
 he meant one wlio dissents from an 
 Established Lliiurch we have no such 
 people in Canada, therefore he did not 
 wish to be what he could not be, and 
 spoke twaddle. Perhaps the state of 
 society in iMigland, where dissenters 
 are largely reformers, was in his 
 thoughts. Well, the time has gone by 
 when public men there can afford to 
 speak contemptuously of Dissenters — 
 such is John liright, such was Richard 
 Cobden — and time would fail to name 
 the illustrious galaxy in the ranks of 
 dissent who for many ages in Auher 
 land, have adorrjed every profession 
 and every calling i.i the nation. To 
 one brancli of Dissenters especially be- 
 long the crownin;.; honor of being the 
 vanguard in the battle for soul liberty, 
 for which they suffered the loss of all 
 things, and counted not their lives dear 
 unto themselves, enduring reproach, 
 imprisonment, torture, and cruel deaths 
 by rack and fire, to secure the heaven 
 given right to worship God as their 
 conscience approved. Even the Hon. 
 Mr. Clia])leau might feel no blush 
 mantle his brow were he to company 
 with such men as Milton, Bunyan, 
 Defoe, Gary, Hall, Havelock, Mr. 
 Sjjurgeon, and an innumerable host of 
 others of whom the world was not wor- 
 thy, nor is he worthy of being styled 
 "Honorable" who can with scorn refer 
 to men so infinitely more worthy of 
 honor than himself. 
 
 Mr. C'hapleau's memory was surely 
 
 at fault when he said : — "How is it 
 that when Sir John A. was in power 
 that we Roman Catholics never had 
 any difficulties with our fellow country- 
 men ?" Were there no heart burnings 
 and strife over the Separate School 
 question ? Who was in power when 
 the I'enian Raids cursed the land, the 
 McGee murder disgraced the country, 
 and the Orange difficulty marred the 
 pleasure of the Prince's visit ? Where- 
 fore did not this potent ruler still the 
 troubled waters of their unseemly, 
 wicked strifes ? They all had more or 
 less to do with religious differences. 
 
 Sir John A., in an early part of his 
 address, speaking of the present gov- 
 ernment .said ; " But, gentlemen, they 
 have followed me to the domestic 
 hearth ; they have insulted my family 
 as well as myself ; they have wounded 
 the feelings of my family, and insulted 
 me merely because I endeavored to do 
 good to my country to the best of my 
 ability ! ! !" The most charitable con- 
 struction to ])ut on such a craven 
 sj)eech is that hard work and increasing 
 years are telling sensibly on this once 
 mighty man, and that signs of approach- 
 ing dotage are evident. The circle of 
 Sir John's family is very limited, and 
 the question may be demanded of him, 
 " Where, and when, and by whom, was 
 any member of it, besides himself, spo- 
 ken of but with profound sympathy and 
 respect ?" 
 
 'Pile immediate circle of Sir John's 
 family consists of a tender child and an 
 estimable wife ; very unlikely targets to 
 aim at by any one in the form of man, 
 much less the distinguished gentlemen 
 who form the stajjle of the ])resent 
 ministry. 
 
 If a Iiusband by mal-doing covers 
 himself with odium, he is a coward who 
 blames his accuser for the domestic 
 pain inflicted by his own acts. 
 
 Will Sir John have the hardihood to 
 jiersisist in justifvinf; llie bargain made 
 with Sir Hugh Allan? 'I'he latter gives 
 the former between two and three hun- 
 dred thousand dollars, and gets there- 
 for the job of building the Pacific 
 road. 
 
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 For what purpose was this large sum 
 of money ? To use in bribery, and cor- 
 rupting the electors of Canada to return 
 to Parliament men who would keep Sir 
 John in i)ower. If this bargain was 
 made in the interests of the country 
 wherefore the secrecy with whicli it was 
 conducted ? 
 
 Is Sir Hugh the man to part with so 
 much money without exjx'cting an 
 equivalent beyond fair pay for the big 
 job he undertook to i)erform ? If 
 rumour does not do this gentleman 
 marked injustice, skin-flint parsimoni- 
 ousness is his besetting sin. It is said 
 a gentleman wlio bad given twenty 
 thousand ilollars to aid in erecting the 
 "Young Men's Christian Association 
 Building," in Montreal, asked Sir Hugh 
 for a donation, and that he refused to 
 give one dollar, albeit the purpose was 
 so wortliy ami non-sectarian, and he so 
 enriched by the trade of this great city 
 as well as that of the whole country. 
 
 Sir John may talk glibly of the Paci- 
 fic scandai bcin;-; nhiyed out, but il is 
 himself that is played oui. and likely to 
 remain out, as he so richly deserves. 
 
 Talk of benefitting the country by 
 wholesale iniquity I It is "riglUeous- 
 ness that exalteth a nation, while sin is 
 a reproach to any |)eo])le." As he 
 quotes the Bible frequently, will he, in 
 his next pic-nic speech, kindly favor the 
 country with a justification from such 
 undoubted authority for this stupendous 
 villain)' ? 
 
 He will find <ondemnaiion therefor 
 much easier. Doing evil that good 
 may come has no sanction in its jiages. 
 It also says : " Kire shall consume the 
 tabernacles of brii)ery, and though hand 
 join in band, tiie wicked shall not be 
 unpunished." 
 
 IMayed out indeed ! Never ; either 
 in his conscience or the records of his 
 times. The iiistoric page of Canada 
 will hand down to all time this damn- 
 ing act of a man great in power, great 
 in talent — but greater in wrong-doing. 
 
 Sir John prostitutes Scripture sadly 
 in applying tiic words of the Snviour as 
 he did, "In my father's house are many 
 mansions." 'i'iie amplitude of the 
 
 House not made with hands may not 
 be described as affording (juarters for 
 every variety of faith, for we are told 
 there is but one recognized. " One 
 Lord, one fiiith, one baptism." Separ- 
 ate accommodation for distinctive fiiiths 
 is not implied ; for oneness of heart 
 and character are traits in all for whom 
 an abode above is pro\ided. Sir John 
 may be a high authority on the statutes 
 of earth but the law book of heaven is 
 beyond his ken, albeit having a ray of 
 (■ele.stial light, "the wayfaring men 
 though fi)()ls shall not err therein." 
 
 'I'he picture drawn bv Sir John, in 
 his lengtiiy speech, of the i)ros|)erity 
 and hajjpiness that would have blessed 
 Canada had his Pacific scheme been 
 <:arried out, is beautiful in words, but is 
 a delusion patent to ever\' man who 
 will allow common sense to sway his 
 decisions rather than party enthusiasm. 
 
 Why it was not then known \i ixroiiU 
 was |)ossible when he promised the 
 comjjletion of the road in ten years. 
 Did he believe the fulfillment of tliis 
 promise was possible or was it made to 
 deceive ? M\ matters as you will, 
 either in sagacity or honesty Sir John 
 was woefully at fault. Much more 
 wisely spoke a personal friend of his, 
 but an 'lonest C!onservative: "I care 
 not what any man says. Mr. McKen- 
 zie's scheme is the best because it is the 
 only feasible one." 
 
 Among the evils averted by his con- 
 tinued rule would have been the emi- 
 grating of multitudes of our pe<jple 
 from C'anada, and he exclaims with 
 well-feigncfl jtatriotism, " Don't let us 
 see four hundred thousand emigrating.' 
 He fijrgot that it was during his reign 
 that the great stampede of l''rench 
 Canadians took place, and that many 
 of them have returned since the reign 
 of Mr. McKen/.ie. What did Sir John 
 mean by speaking of .Mr. Hagar as iiav- 
 ' ing been taken into the ministry? 
 
 "Tiiey took Mr. (Jauehon, and Mr. 
 
 - W. K. Smith, Mr. Clartwright, (how 
 
 I many more of them ?) they took .Mr. 
 
 Laird, Mr. Hagar. I won't spenk of 
 
 the latter genlleninn because you are 
 
 I going to make him Hagar in the wilder- 
 
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 ness and leave him with a. few Ishmael- 
 itish Grits to condole with him." Was 
 the doughty knicht slightly cornered at 
 this stage of his speaking, or are we 
 to regard such blundering as further 
 proof of a failing intellect? Well, 
 ed to style the Reformers of Prescott, 
 Hagar in the wilderness with the few 
 Ishmaelitish Grits, as Sir John is pleas- 
 aided by Conservatives not blinded by 
 party zeal, were too niucii, in the last 
 three elections for the supporters of Sir 
 John, and may be in the no.\t. 
 
 If Mr. Hagar again contests the 
 county, no resident is more likely to 
 succeed. If an outsider is his oppon- 
 ent, a man of more talent and more 
 |)retensions may offer, but a more hon- 
 est, upright member, witli fair abilities, 
 correct habits, and courteous manners, 
 cannot be found eitiier in the county 
 or out of it. As Sir John deals in ])ro- 
 phecy, others may follow suit, and the 
 writer ventures to predict tiiat even if 
 both I'rescottand Russell are lost to the 
 Reform jiarty. Sir Jolin will remain 
 another five years in the "cold shades 
 of Opposition," and the Hon. Mr. 
 McKenzio continue to occupy the dis- 
 tinguished place he has hitherto so 
 worthily fdled. His party can claim 
 for him the iiigh praise implied in the 
 language of the poet I'ope :-- 
 
 " .\n honest man's the noblest work of God." 
 
 Not only has iie clean hands but a 
 clear head, and a firm will wliich en- 
 ables him to dare to do right. 
 
 ViNDICAIOU. 
 
 County of Russell, Oct. 9th, 1877. 
 
 To the Editor of the Nezvs : — 
 
 Dear Sir. — Your correspondent 
 "Aliquis" in courteous, frank speech 
 takes exception to views enunciated by 
 "Vindicator" anent the address to Sii 
 John A , and this gentleman's deliver- 
 ance at the recent political gathering in 
 Prescott county. As he correctly ob- 
 serves, discussion on such maters, pro- 
 perly conducted, may iiave a good 
 effect by inducing ])eo])le to read and 
 think for themselves. 
 
 No opinion is worth a straw for 
 
 which a reason cannot be given, and 
 asseverations unsupported by facts are 
 of like value. 
 
 Therefore, in the same friendly spirit 
 in which he writes, a rejoinder is now 
 offered. 
 
 The critique on the address is first 
 noticed by " Alicjuis," on which he re- 
 marks : " Now here is a jjoint on 
 which I shall glaiUy join issue with 
 'Vindicator' as the statements do not 
 appear to me as utterly false as he 
 affirms." 
 
 Will your correspondent please mark 
 well the sweei)ing terms ot the charge 
 ijuoted from said address : " Have they 
 not proved by er'ery act since they ob- 
 tained power, their utter disbelief in the 
 ])rinciples they professed when in op- 
 position." Is poetry in politics per- 
 missible, and, if so, is there any limit 
 to the use of the hyperbolical? Every 
 act ! ! \Vell may this " organized hypoc- 
 risy" exclaim in the forcible language of 
 the Prayer Hook, " Lord have mercy 
 upon us, miserable sinners." Are they so 
 utterly wanting in princijile that not one 
 shred of honesty — the least tatter, re- 
 mains to cover the deformity of their 
 vile characters ? No redeeming c|uality 
 to atone in some degree for apostacy so 
 black ? Statesmen of other days and 
 other countries make way ; ye are dis- 
 placed in the heraldry of the pit by 
 greater (jroficients in the science of in- 
 i(juity than you were cai)able of be- 
 ing. 
 
 Poor Canada ! what kind of Parlia- 
 ment curses your vast domain to toler- 
 ate, yes, even glory in, by a large 
 majority, men, so lost to shame, so 
 completely worthless ? And what shall 
 be said of the people of our land, who, 
 in such large numbers, endorse the 
 support given to this comjiany of 
 traitors ? Verily, the Liberals of Canada 
 are stone-blind and do not knov." it 
 They seem insensible to the fact that 
 all the great measures obtained in the 
 past, and which have placed Canada in 
 the front rank among the nations of the 
 world for enlightened advanced free- 
 dom, were achieved by Conservatives. 
 To them are we indebted for respon- 
 
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 sible Government -the liberalisation ofl 
 the Toronto University -the secularisa- , 
 tion of the clergy reserves —the estab- ! 
 lishment of Municipal institutions— the 
 settlement of the Municij)al Loan Fund 
 difficulty -the Election Law in itsj 
 present ajjproved form, and many other ; 
 measures greatly benefiting the country. ] 
 Equally indebted are the people of 
 Cireat Britain to the Tories for the 
 Catholic Emancipation Hill — the Re- 
 form Hill -.Vbolition of Slavery — the, 
 repeal of the Corn Kaws -the Disestab- 
 lishment of the Church in Ireland — 
 doing away with purchasing; Commis-; 
 sions in the British Army liberalising 
 the Colleges, and endless other 
 measures, great blessings to the nation. 
 True, in some cases, Tory leaders^ 
 when made aware certain concessions [ 
 must be granted stayed opposition and j 
 went with the tide. So did Sir Robert , 
 Peel anent the repeal of the Corn 
 Laws, and so did John A. Macdonald 
 with the Clergy Reserve (juestion — but 
 who will deny the credit in the one 
 case to Richard Cohdeii, and the liber- 
 als of England, and in the other to the 
 Liberals of Canada. Sir John manipu- 
 lated the Reserve ([uestion so that 
 secularization was secured but in part. 
 What Liberals h " been, they still 
 are. 
 
 It is the Conservatives who have 
 changed, hence tlie addition 'Liberal' 
 to their name. The itresent Ministry 
 hold the same political views now tiiat 
 they did when in opposition, the testi- 
 mony of the writer of the address to 
 Sir John to the contrary notwithstand- 
 ing. To notice one case is sufficient to 
 falsify this foolish charge. It will be 
 recollected that previous to the Elec- 
 tion preceding the change of Ministry, 
 Mr. Blake endeavoured to pass an elec- 
 tion Bill, providing, among other val- 
 uable improvements, punishment for 
 corrupt practices at elections. 
 
 Sir John's party defeated the Bill. 
 When Mr Blake's friends got into pow- 
 er he again brought in his Bill, and 
 ])assed it. Wherefore did the Conser- 
 vatives oppose it ? A gentleman of this 
 party gave the reason to the writer at 
 
 the time at Ottawa in these words : 
 "This Bill you see would hurt us in the 
 coming Election, because sensible men 
 will vote with u.s, and the rest we will 
 |)urchase." 
 
 In this instance has not the Ministry 
 been just to their principles avowed 
 when in opposition ? " .\li(iuis" con- 
 siders the charge of faithlessness ])roven 
 against the Cal)inet because .Mr. Blake 
 dealt with Col. Cray, and Mr\ McKen- 
 zie was loud in advocating the indepen- 
 dence of I'arliament while in op])osition, 
 but forgot to do so when in power, 
 and Members wiio were of his party 
 were enjoying the profits of contracts in 
 defiance of tlie law. Col. Cray's case 
 neither ])arty can excuse. Nor may the 
 l)ractice of Members of the House 
 being contractors be justified, yet it 
 does ai)|)ear the law against it was by 
 both parties permitted to be a dead 
 letter. Sir John, when in power, was 
 largely guilty of favoring such contracts, 
 .of which \Ir. Beatty, of Toronto, and 
 I .Mr. Robert Bell, of Ottawa, were 
 j pleasingly sensible ; surely, by both 
 ; parties some oversight must have pre- 
 \ vailed, i)ermittiiig the evil to go on so 
 long, .\gain, the benefits of these con- 
 ! tracts were not confined to the friends 
 of the party in [wwcr, as instance the 
 case of Mr. Currier who is a decided 
 opponent of the present Ministry. Sir 
 John was caught himself when he began 
 the game of purity, forgetful the wea- 
 pon he used cut botli ways. The i liarge 
 against Mr. McKenzie, regarding coali- 
 tions is very harmless He [irofesses 
 to believe in pure jjarty government, 
 j but does it follow he must refuse taking 
 : to his Cabinet a man, because he, at 
 j one time, passed for a Conservative? 
 j Surely not. Mt n's opinions change, 
 become modifiec, sometimes largely 
 altered ; whether conviction or interest 
 is the cause, each must answer to his 
 own conscience. After all, is the dif- 
 ference between jjolitical parties in 
 Canada so great that each may not 
 change for the other ? 
 
 -A.ny man who adi.eres to cast-iron 
 opinions, either in religion, politics, or 
 in any other subject, merely because his 
 
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 123. 
 
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 father or leader held siidi opinions, 
 possesses no intelligent faith, and sinks 
 the dignity of a thinking, reasoning, 
 responsible being to the position of a 
 machine. 'Iruth is the grand goal at 
 which all should aim, and be willing to 
 drop any opinion at variance with this 
 divine lest. If in a few words the dis- 
 tin( tion between Conservative and Lib- 
 eral was described, jnit thus, is not wide 
 of the mark. 
 
 Keep things as they are, says the 
 first ; aim to make them better, responds 
 the last. In Scri|)lure jjhrase, "He 
 content with such things as ye have," 
 vs. "Try all things, hold fast that "hich 
 is good." 
 
 In reality, the nualities implii., in 
 both applications possess sterling vaiiie 
 and leave little to complain over in this 
 country. Sir l''rancis Hincks, oni^ a 
 raving Radical, is now calmed down to 
 a .sedate Tory. William McDougall. 
 too, has changed cam|)s, and may not 
 (!onservatives follow suit, and adopt the 
 Liberal ticket? Circumstances ilter 
 cases. The Gava/zi riots made large 
 numbers Orangemen. Sir JohnV Paci- 
 fic Scandal turned many Consi .ivcs 
 into Liberals. Touching the matter of 
 die number of Ministers it must be 
 borne in mind it was much easier to 
 keep down the number than make re- 
 ductions afterwards. Hesides since 
 the time Mr. McKenzie complained 
 the number was too large Prince Ed- 
 ward's Island, Manitoba and British 
 Columbia have been added to the 
 Confederation. Was there any great 
 sin in Mr. McKenzie promising Prince 
 Edward's Island a seat in the Cabinet ? 
 In doing so he only carried out what 
 Sir John himself first promised. 
 
 As to the increased expenditure com- 
 plained of. Sir John A. has to answer for 
 it in part. He left his successors a legacy 
 of trouble in the Riel mess, and his 
 promise to British Columbia. 
 
 He also made a host of appointments 
 on the eve of eaving office, involving a 
 large additionr.l expenditure. He made 
 629 ap])ointments other than to fill va- 
 cancies, the salaries of which amounted 
 to $322,943 ; also he increased the sal- 
 
 aries of 1,381 members of the Civil 
 Service, involving an additional expen- 
 diture of $162,35047 cents, making a 
 total increase of nearly a half million of 
 dollars. Some of these a|)poinments 
 were cancelled, but the major portion of 
 them remains. It is further to be re- 
 membered, that the expenditure of the 
 departments mnst increase with the 
 growth of the country. Especially is it 
 so with the Administration of Justice, 
 Public Works, I'ost Oflfice and of the 
 Interior. Take the latter for an illus- 
 tration. Ni)t long i>(<o the Covernment 
 nego( iated with the Cree Indians for 
 one hundred thousand sciuare miles of 
 land ; six months ago for three thousand 
 five hundred square miles of land from 
 the Bhu kfeet. 
 
 These purchases and the manage- 
 ment of land necessarily increase ex- 
 penditure largely. The public have 
 yet to learn that Mr. Huntington, or 
 any other party concerned in displacing 
 Sir John, was guilty of purloining pri- 
 vate letters, telegrams, &c. The matter 
 was brought openly and boldly into the 
 House, and a motion made for im- 
 pounding said letters in the possession 
 of a gentleman named and acting in 
 the interest of Sir Hugh and Sir John, 
 and they were so impounded and made 
 public, not by the surreptitious act of 
 any private man, but by the supreme 
 l)ower of the high court of Parlia- 
 ment. 
 
 "Aliquis" is correct in imputing cor- 
 rupt practice at election to Liberals as 
 well as to Conservatives, which he nails 
 beyond dispute by referring to the fact 
 of so many of the "i)arty of purity" 
 having been unseated under Mr. Blake's 
 Bill. Served them right. 
 
 He is wrong, however, in sujjposing 
 "Vindicator" condones such practice. 
 If he will turn to an article by this 
 writer, in a number of the Ne7vs pub- 
 lished in March last, he will find these 
 words : " Liberals have no exclusive 
 title to purity. The sin of Sir John as 
 compared with that of his opponents 
 was but in degree, not in kind ; as in 
 bestowing favors, so in planning a 
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 the people on a large scale, accorded 
 with the towering ambition of his soul, 
 yet among those in the House wlio 
 denounced his sin, how tew with a good 
 conscience could cast the first stone." 
 Notwithstanding the Liberals merit the 
 credit of being loremost in efforts to 
 purify elections, by introducing tlie 
 ballot and otherwise. In conclusion, 
 how can "Alieiuis" desire to exchange a 
 man of untainted fame, for one so un- 
 reliable as Sir Jolin, who denied to 
 Lord Dufferin the fact of llic scani.al, 
 who said of Riel, " I wisli to (lod 1 
 knew where he was," after paying iiim 
 to go away. Said a Conservative friend 
 of Sir John's: "As between Mr. 
 McKen/ie and Sir Jolin, I kn-iw whicli 
 i would believe first." 
 
 Canada can't afford to so honor this 
 grave defaulter. " I'Acellent speech 
 becometii not a fool, nnich less do lying 
 lips a Prince." 
 
 ViNDIC.M'OK. 
 
 County of Russell, Dec, 1877. 
 
 The Eeply. 
 
 To the Editor of the News : 
 
 Dear Sir. — If prolonged silence 
 ostracise not from being again heard in 
 your columns, please permit some refer- 
 ence on the subject last touched u|)on 
 by the undersigned. " .\li(iuis," it is to 
 be hoped, still lives and is in healtli. If 
 so, possibly he entertains the idea that 
 Iiis missile in the Neic's of January last 
 fatally wounded " \'indicatt)r," and dis- 
 abled his \)en. Sucii was not the 
 result of his vigorous onslaught; other 
 than reasons of general interest imposed 
 silence. There now remains little to 
 reply to, as able writers have already 
 answered our friijnd. Mr. Hoyd de- 
 molished the Mcl'herson imputations 
 and "Justitia"the Prince l'"dward Island 
 bribery case, and otiier equai'*' ground- 
 less charges against the men iii power. 
 " Aliquis" has made no answer to 
 either, wisely not attempting wiiat was 
 impossible. 'i'his gentleman, in his 
 letter above referred to, is i)leased to 
 say : " Had I been aware your corres- 
 pondent ' \'indicator' based his sweep- 
 
 ing denials on the fact that the word 
 "every" was used in the address to Sir 
 John, I should scarcely have taken the 
 trouble of replying to his remarks." 
 Verily our friend talks loftily, as a whale 
 might to small fry he regarded beneath 
 his dignity to swallow. While the mere 
 wording might be construed to favour 
 the use made of it by "Alicjuis," well lie 
 knows such meaning was not intended, 
 as facts prove beyond dispute. Vindi- 
 j cator called attention t., one important 
 I instance in w!)"'h the charges in said 
 j address were false enough to make 
 I (juestionable all sucli charges, as a wit- 
 ! ness destroys all his evidence when 
 j ]3roved talse in part of it. Ikit " Vin- 
 ! dicator did not confine iiimseif to dis- 
 proving this one charge, but passed on 
 to others, particularly those relating to 
 extravagant expenditure, and showed by 
 facts and figures tiie injustice of the ac- 
 cusation : " Have they not proved by 
 every act since they obtained power 
 their utter disbelief in tiie principles 
 they professed wiien in opi)osition ?" 
 " Aliquis," in assuming so warmly liie 
 office of sjjonsor for said adtlress, is 
 p.jrhaps defending his own offspring. 
 Whether such is the case or not, the 
 special ])leading throughout his letter 
 smacks so strongly of the logic of the 
 jiarty that if he is not a member he has 
 mistaken his calling. However, let by- 
 gones be by-gones. All matters of 
 difference herein are set forth in the 
 News, tlie elaborate calculations of 
 i Mr. Hoyd, the unquestioned statements 
 Of "Justit'a, " and the views of the pre- 
 j sent writer on the one side and die 
 views of " Aliipiis" on the other. To 
 ' readers, with a slight cliange, may he 
 addressed the words of an old authority, 
 "We sjjcak as to wise men, juilge ye 
 what we say." All readers of passing 
 I events may further inform themselves 
 by the history of the .sayings ami doings 
 in the ("ommons during the last Session, 
 and an impartial verdict will ny no 
 j means redound to the honour of Sir 
 John or ihe dishonour of the Hon. Mr. 
 i McKenzie. The siiare taken by the 
 ' former in some of the scenes transacted 
 in the House rellec:ls unfavourably on 
 
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 ills wisdom, tact and correct conduct. 
 If "Alliquis" still desire to see "The 
 Old Boy" restored to power, he wishes 
 to dis])lace a man beyond reproach for 
 one whose own friends often blush for. 
 Ere long the people of C'anada will be 
 calleil upon to pronounce judgment 
 herein. With less fear than Vennor 
 should feel in preilicting the weather, 
 the writer foretells that Sir John will be 
 doomed to five more years of opposi- 
 tion, at the expiry of which time he will 
 be wise enough to acce[)t the situation. 
 In view of tiie approaching struggle, 
 what are these United Counties doing 
 to play their part in the keen contest of 
 rival parties ? In both, Conservatives 
 are active, but Liberals appear asleep. 
 If Mr. Blackburn intends being a can- 
 didate it is time we knew it. And 
 " Hagar in the wilderness" — what of 
 him ? Has he come out of the thicket 
 _\ct,ancla\oweil himself willing, if asked, 
 to continue to be an M.P. ? Unlike 
 Hagar of old, who begat nations, he is 
 nil as to aiding the population, yet he is 
 unquestionably popular, and the man 
 who opposes him in I'rescott would re- 
 quire a special recommendation to 
 succeed. 
 
 Vours i^'c, 
 
 VlN'DKATOK. 
 
 Russell, June loth, 1878. 
 
 A Questionable Chief. 
 
 A number ot persons - not so many 
 as were ex[)cctc(l or ilesired- -devoted 
 on Saturday their best energies ti) the 
 jiraiseantl glory of Sir John Macdonakl. 
 We think nothing is more wholesome 
 than real reverence for the truly, good 
 and great. It is hard, however, to find 
 among men a safe ideal to set our 
 hearts upon and place our faith in. 
 We are ])rone to be .satisfied with great- 
 ness witiiout goodness. If a man is 
 able, we forgive him for not being 
 righteous. Hut we do this at the ex- 
 pense of our moral character ; we can- 
 not be belter than the beings that we 
 reverence. To pretend to admire Sir 
 John when thev do not, would bea sort 
 of hvjiocrisy ol which we would be \ery 
 unwilling to act use the gentlemen who 
 
 cheered so lustily for that gentleman on 
 Saturday. Really to honor him as they 
 seemed to do must involve a powerful 
 act ot oblivion or an incomprehensible 
 moral obliquity. It is good to forgive 
 and forget, but we are nowhere bid to 
 restore to favor and exalt to power over 
 us unrepentant sinners, simply because 
 their more notorious misdeeds are si.x 
 years old. It may be called uncharitable 
 lO recall a man's record, but when Can- 
 adians are asked, in the exercise of their 
 duty as a self-governing people, to ^'dect 
 a man as the representative ruler of their 
 young nation, it behoves them to ask 
 what manner of man he is, and they are 
 bound to judge him by his acts. After 
 a man has grown old in certain habits, 
 we question his best promises of reform ; 
 but if he makes no such promises, and 
 acknowledges no taults, we would be 
 fools if we did not hold him to be the 
 same man that we have known him to 
 be. Sir John Alacdonald, after receiv- 
 ing from a company to whom a mighty 
 contract had been promised, doniuions 
 towards a general election of ten thou- 
 sand after ten thousand, stood up and, 
 before Cod and the nation, declared, 
 " These hands are clean." Sir John 
 Macdonald, speaking in the soli inn 
 terms of religion, said he would to Cod 
 he could catch Kiel, while the secret 
 ser '<e money of the Covernment had 
 act iliy been used to make good his 
 escape. This same Sir John Macdon- 
 ald is now belying the convictions and 
 l)racti(e of all his past history by |)ro- 
 claiming protection throughout all the 
 land, antl to all the inhabitants thereof, 
 livery contradictory assertion that can 
 be belli out to people anxious for better 
 times he is reaily to make, and his 
 admirers are ready to back him in all 
 that the Conservative party may get 
 l)ack to jiower. Now, we do not care 
 mui:h which party is in power. I'lie 
 difference in principles outside of tiiis 
 new issue of ])rotection is very small. 
 But it is very important that men who 
 are honest as politicians should be our 
 rulers, ami when a party offers itself to 
 the country with an utterly dishonest 
 ])olitician as its head and front, it does 
 
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 not deserve the confidence of the people. 
 There are those who are so devoted to 
 the protection theory that tliey would 
 vote for the nether deities if they would 
 promise it them. There are those whose 
 personal interest it is to have the coun- 
 try taxed, to put a good ])rice on the 
 goods they make, and they would vote 
 for any sort of a man who would only 
 promise them this easy road to wealth. 
 It is a sad omen to see good men de- 
 voting themselves to the worship jf 
 greatness at the expense of goodness, 
 and an equally sad one to see good men 
 selling their country to the worst moral 
 influences for the sake of their pockets. 
 Tennyson says : 
 
 Ah God. for a man with, heart, head, hand, 
 Like some of the simple great ones gone 
 For ever and ever by. 
 One still strong luan in a blatant land, 
 Whatever they call him, what care I, 
 Aristocrat, democrat, autocrat— one 
 VVlio can rule and dare not lie. 
 
 Let the Conservative party pick sucii 
 a one from their ranks and set him uj) 
 as tiieir leader, and they may then look 
 for die support of the country on even 
 terms with their adversaries who have a 
 true leader, although it is all too plain, 
 that they rre, as a party, far from the 
 attainment of that ideal of purity which 
 we may hope they set before them when 
 contending for power. 
 
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 The 
 
 
 "Citizen's" Advertising Bill 
 and the County Clerk. 
 
 To the Editor of the Ottaiva Citizen : 
 
 Sir, — Will you, on public grounds, 
 permit a few animadversions on the 
 letter of the County Clerk of Prescott 
 and Russell, inserted in last Saturday's 
 Citizen ? Mr. O'Brien therein seeks to 
 justify to the Honorable John Hamil- 
 ton iiis conduct in committing a' bare- 
 faced wrong either to the peol^le of these 
 counties or to the proprietor of the 
 Citizen ; but the special i)leading in his 
 defence is too flimsy to conceal an act 
 as impolitic as it was bad. Permit such 
 acts to pass uncensured, and you open 
 a wide door for corruption of the worst 
 description. If a clerk may enrich him- 
 self in this way, why not the other 
 officials of councils, or the councillors 
 themselves, have an understanding that 
 orders should submit to a shave, the 
 profits be divided, and the pcojjle pay 
 for it ? Hut sir, this celebrated letter is 
 at fault in matters of fact. A true state- 
 ment of the circumstances under which 
 the Council passed the order in favor of 
 the Citizen, in full, wil' put another face 
 on the affair ; and let llic clerk di.ny 
 them if he can. In liis letter he states ; 
 "The Council have paid no more than 
 they were willing to pay ;" and again, 
 "I informed the Council of such pro- 
 posal, (the reduction,) but tiiey de- 
 clined making use thereof" The very 
 opposite of these statements is the truth. 
 The information given was that, at some 
 time previous to tliC meeting of the 
 Council, Mr. Bell's agent had presented 
 the bill and said to the clerk that if he 
 (himself, as was understood) would then 
 
 cash the claim, twenty-five per cent, 
 would be allowed him. It was not 
 done, and Mr. O'Brien withheld from 
 the Council, if he was aware of it, that 
 the offer was still good, and good to the 
 Council. This information would not 
 have served his purpose, for most cer- 
 tainly they would have availed them- 
 selves of the offer ; for it is untrue they 
 " willingly" granted the order. The 
 truth is — the Council was stunned at 
 the figure claimed, and while delibera- 
 ting on the matter, the clerk assisted 
 them to a decision by stating that he 
 had looked into the justice of the claim, 
 and found it correct. There was no 
 word about publishing thrice, in place of 
 once, a week ; and his manner, in re- 
 ferring to the offered reduction, seemed 
 as if it was done to evince his purity 
 of purpose in not accepting the tempt- 
 ing offer, the more so as the reference 
 was made on the eve of his asking the 
 Council to add forty dollars a year to 
 his salary, which they good-naturedly 
 did — whether on the ground of the 
 above recommendatory hint, or from 
 more valid claims, did not transpire. 
 But our skilful financier carried both 
 points — effected a shave and improved 
 his salary. 
 
 One sin begets another. Neglect is 
 the besetting sin of our County Clerk. 
 It was his duty to direct the officials of 
 the Citizen as to the frequency of pub- 
 lishing the By-lav,-. He failed to do so, 
 and now makes profit out of his own 
 neglect — wrongs the proprietor of the 
 Citizen, wrongs the Council and pays 
 himself nicely for the job. What must 
 the people of these counties think of 
 their County Council if they do not one 
 
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 MISCKLLANKOUS. 
 
 of two things — either require their Clerk 
 
 to apologize and disgorge his ill-gotten 
 gains, or otherwise dismiss him fortii- 
 with ? He is the best paid officer in the ' 
 county for the trifling duties he has 
 to iierform and how negligently he 
 performs these duties is patent to 
 every one. How often has he failed to 
 notify parties apijointed to office ? 
 Only last summer lie neglected to for- 
 ward to the Townshi]) clerks the neces- 
 sary statement of tiie county rate to he 
 raised in cacli township, until it was 
 (at least in some cases) t(jo late for the 
 Township Councils to iiu:lade said rate 
 in the By-law passed for raising 'he 
 annual rates. Too long have mal-doing 
 and not-doing been tolerated in the 
 County Council of these counties ; and 
 if that body wishes to avoid being a by- 
 word and reproach, its members will 
 look to themselves first, and their 
 officials next, antl hear in mind they 
 have an important trust committed to 
 tiiem, and endeavour to fulfil the higii 
 functions of their office in a manner 
 due to themselves, their country, and 
 tieir (iod. 
 
 There seems a disjjosition abroad to 
 give more attention to the doings of this 
 body — a duty long overlooked. Ju- 
 dicious, timely critit:ism will have a 
 i)eneficial influence. 
 
 Right is never afraid of liglit. Let it 
 shine around our municii)al institutions; 
 and when men are chosen for their fit- 
 jiess, and accejit the appointment to be 
 useful, township and county councils 
 will i)e a great l)lessing. Otherwise 
 they may be a great curse. 
 
 .■\n Ei.ixtor. 
 
 Ottawa River Keb. 1862. 
 
 4 
 
 A Chapter of Humbugs. 
 
 Mr. KnrroK, — Will you iiennit a 
 short chajjter on Humbii):;s, or '■'paying 
 too dux r for the whistle ?" 1 )o not sup- 
 l)ose the subject unsuited to a reliiious 
 pajjer, for good pecjple need wi'iniiig 
 against imposition as well as others ; 
 and ministers need to be cautioned 
 against being unintentionally heli)ful 
 to cheats. 
 
 This ))ortion of Canada, although at 
 
 some distance from the frontier, is not 
 sufficiently remote to escape very fre- 
 (juent and very close shaves, generally 
 having their origin among oui 'cute 
 friends over the border, or those of 
 our countrymen near the lines. If 
 C'anada throughout has suffered imposi- 
 tion i^roportionably with the peoi)le on 
 the Ottawa, the drain on the country 
 has been immense, and it is high time 
 for each Canadian to put his foot on 
 further levies of tiie sort, wiiether from 
 natives or foreigners. 
 
 One very offensi\e feature in the busi- 
 ness is, religion is often twcd as a cloak 
 in furthering rascality, nd ministers 
 made tools of in the matter. The en- 
 terprising s])eculators who drive the 
 iiumbug business, deal in a variety of 
 articles, such as books, clock.s, stoves, 
 maps, soaps, gates, harrows, bee-hives, 
 iVc. ; l)ut, to do them justice, basswood 
 hams and wooden nutmegs have not 
 formed a part of the merchandise intro- 
 duced by them. 
 
 It is now many years since the first 
 im])osition was practisetl, in selling t!ie 
 " Book of Martyrs." The title of the 
 book was very appr<jpriate, for conuner- 
 ciai martyrdom has prevailed ever since. 
 This book was to be ])ublished in Up|)er 
 Canada — to be of the best materials and 
 style — jjrice only i4s. Subscriptions 
 were sougiit, and the canvasser, as be- 
 t:ame a dealer in such a book, was very 
 meek and pious. He went to prayer- 
 meetings, and entered fully into the 
 religious feelings and seiuiments of the 
 devout. Of course he was successful in 
 getting a large list of names. The 
 book was subsequently deliveied to the 
 subscribers by another person, but turn 
 ed out to have been published in Con- 
 necticut, and was miserably got up. 
 The poor subscribers reluctantly took 
 the book and i)aici theii cash. 
 
 Soon after folhiwed a perfect inun- 
 dation of wooden clocks, price $26, or 
 less if you proved stiff; a difference of 
 $10 in sales to near neighbours was no 
 uncommon occurrence. The clocks 
 were sold "■on tick.'' Notes were 
 taken, with verbal ])ro\ isoes. A second 
 party collected the notes ; of course 
 
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 129. 
 
 he knew nothing of the verbal prom- 
 ises of hib confrere, nor could the 
 Judge, when legal costs often added to 
 the first cost. The surviving pioneer 
 traveller in the Ottawa valley will have 
 a distinct recollection how rare it was 
 to enter any shanty, however mean, 
 and however wanting in other furniture, 
 to miss the L.lock. The "Hook of 
 Martyrs," too, very commonly kept it 
 close com]jany, whatever otiier book 
 was wanting, even the Bible. Nor has 
 the sacred volume escaped being made 
 an imposition. The " Cottage Bible" 
 received a wide circulation, aided 
 materially by tlie recommendation of 
 its comments by some excellent minis- 
 ters, who did not dream of the conse- 
 qujnces of their ajjproval. The 
 volumes proved a Yankee " shave," 
 not value for the money, showy in ex- 
 terior, but lacking strength, and in bind- 
 ing were soon a wreck. 
 
 The " History of the World" and the 
 " History of All Nations" soon followed. 
 Both were Humbugs ; but, as if peoi)le 
 loved to be cheated, the same ])erson 
 would tVetjuently take all. 
 
 Stoves, of different pallerns and qual- 
 ities, were widely scattered. These 
 were excessive in price, but credit 
 secured purchasers. Subsequently,notes 
 were suetl in plenty, and interest re- 
 covered, as well as principal, though, 
 verbally, interest was usually excluded 
 at the time of making the bargain. 
 One man took the note, another sued 
 it, and the jjurciiaser had no esca])e. 
 
 .\mong the articles sold on the credit- 
 l>eikliing system, were " Rights" to 
 make certain articles. These jiroved to 
 be the climax of humbugs. Beehives, 
 harrows and gates, or rather the "■Right" 
 to make these within certain limits 
 alter a ])attern carried round by the 
 vendor, were what were for sale. Now, 
 no objection can be made to that sale 
 of " Rights," simply considered ; but 
 pawning on unsuspecting pecjplea privi- 
 lege they are in no position to use, the 
 value of \\lii('h has been but indifferent- 
 ly tried, and using religion as a stepping- 
 stone to a bargain, merits rejjrehension. 
 Allow me to state a few facts in illustra- 
 
 tion. A township on the Ottawa was 
 visited, some time since, by a jjarty who 
 had for sale the right to make gates and 
 harrows of a certain pattern. He was 
 mild in aspect and meek in speech. He 
 sought out the minister, and established 
 his affinity to the denomination of the 
 church in the neighbourhood. The 
 Rev. Mr. I), introduced him as brother 
 K. Brother K., being now f;iirly armed, 
 addressed himself to work, and soon 
 snared a green farmer, wh<j gave !iis 
 note for $45 for the right to make gates 
 — a right he will leave to his posterity 
 unused. The next mark sought was a 
 man to invest witii the right to make 
 harrows, price $25. 'J'his jiroved tough ; 
 but " where there's a will, there's a way." 
 Brother K. made the acquaintance of 
 Brother R., and pressed him to buy, 
 but the latter staved off maniuily. For- 
 tunately for Brother K., there was to be 
 a i)rayer-meeting that night, and he 
 decided to leave further effort to the 
 subduing influence of that religious 
 exercise. He then said : " Brother 
 R. 1 should like to stop with you to- 
 night." Brother R. afraid of another 
 siege anent harrows, declined, ob.serving 
 that they were ])retty full, and it would 
 not be convenient. Brother K. attended 
 the meeting — was fervent in prayer and 
 speaking — in fact, was so overcome, that 
 tears testified the ilepth of his emotion, 
 and overcome among others, Brother 
 R., wiu), on being asked at the close, 
 yielded the point and opened his house, 
 as well as his heart, to Brotiier K. 
 Their communing was sweet, for they 
 talked much of the things unseen and 
 eternal ; but, ever and anon, by some 
 cle\i;r management, lirother K. came 
 down to earth and eartlily things, always 
 falli.ig upon the harrow. He jjrai.sed its 
 merits and showed the great ])rofits his 
 Christian brother would lose by letting 
 slij) the i)resent chance of a little for- 
 tune. "Try it. Brother R., you will 
 never repent the venture — only $25, 
 and how many twenty-five's you may 
 make cannot be guessed. You need a 
 start ; this will give you one. My word 
 for it, now is your chance. Let me 
 draw up the note — you will have time. 
 
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 MISCKl.LANKOUS. 
 
 and a fraction of your profits will meet 
 my claim." The note is drawn ; Bro- 
 ther R. signs, but repents all night. 
 Next morning he api)eals to his guest, 
 and claims to be relieved. Brother K. 
 coolly tells him to be more careful next 
 time, and takes his departure. Brother 
 R. will leave his Harrow Right, unused, 
 to his heirs. 
 
 A wise man said : " Exi)erieiue keej^s 
 a dear school, but it is the only one,fools 
 will learn at." It will be well if they 
 learn even then. 
 
 E. W. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, .\|,;;i, 1867. 
 
 The Endowment Scheme. 
 
 Mk. ICditok, In the issue of tlie 
 Baptist of 23rd inst., you indicate a 
 plan to raise an endowment for tiie 
 Divinity school of the (.'.. I.. I. feasible 
 in design and jiromising in succes.s. 
 By all means let the appointment l)e 
 made, and the agent desi)atched witli- 
 out further loss of time. He sliould be 
 a man of good common sens:- as well 
 as fai--' ability. Many men well fitted 
 for stationary elTort can ill adapt them- 
 selves in " becoming all things to all 
 men." It is the part of wisdom to learn 
 from every source of instruction, and 
 our friends over the lines supply lessons 
 worthy of being co])ied. It will be fresh 
 in the memory of many, how Rochester 
 made a collecting raid in (Canada a few 
 years since - the stamp of man and his 
 success. The wisdom of Canada, weak 
 in numbers and means, comjjared with 
 the great Republic, making an extra 
 eftort in response, (leniands gra\e doubt. 
 But she did it the reasons wherefor 
 were plausible — the objc< t v.as good, 
 and she has laitlthat great people under 
 obligations which they can. and, no 
 doubt, will reoay. The time to do so, 
 yea, the set time has come, therefore 
 let the pro])er man be dispatched to the 
 territory of Unde Sam, while our own 
 lieojjle are being a]ipealed to in terms 
 admitting no denial. The arguments, 
 l)owerfiil in the hands of the Rochester 
 agent, and on the hearts of Canadians 
 were, " You have no college of your 
 own, and we have jjurposely located 
 
 ours to suit your, convenience." Truly, 
 in Canada at the time there was none, 
 but the choice of place was more plau- 
 sible than real. However, let by-gones 
 be by-gones. The 'reat (juestion for 
 Canadian Baptists to consider is, .ihall 
 this school of their prophets be ])Ut on 
 a ])ermanent, honorable and satisfactory 
 footing, or shall it not ? Shall the able 
 and devotedmen at its head be relieved 
 from the cankering cares about cash, 
 and allowed to ])ursue untrammelled 
 their legitimate work of cpialifyiiig young 
 men to preach the gospel, or shall more 
 years of struggle witness the sale of the 
 Institute, and a second collapse stamp 
 with unenviable notoriety the educa- 
 tional bankruptcy of C'anadian Ha])tists. 
 But, sir, this must not aiul will not be. 
 yet means must be usetl. '♦' Canaua 
 felt called upon to do so much, and vlid 
 so much for Rochester, what should she 
 not do for herself Let the effort be 
 made let the friends of the Institute 
 put theii hands in their own pockets 
 instead of going on their knees to gov- 
 ernment. It is all bosh to distinguish 
 between the literary and divinity (lejjart- 
 ments, the latter is the main object of 
 the Institutifjii, and the former is ex- 
 pected to be helpful to the latter, and it 
 is unworthy of Baj.tists to fabricate 
 flimsy frauds in a mat'.er so plain that 
 he who rims may read. Boliticians tell 
 us we are about to enter upon a new 
 j and higher state of existence. Instead 
 I of a Province we are to become a King- 
 I dom, and be the third maritime i)ower 
 in the world. 
 
 All hail I'loniinion oS. Canada, may 
 thou be good '^ great, for righteousness 
 alone exalteth a nation. In this union 
 of Provinces additional spur will be 
 needful in order to comjtare favorably 
 with the I'ro\iiices below, where 
 Baptists are many in numbers and high 
 in influence. Let the endowment agent 
 hasten the commencement of his can- 
 vass and go through the whole coimtry 
 Last and West. Taking it for granted, 
 the gentlemen selected will be amiable 
 in disposition, and easy to be entreated, 
 with his permission the writer will por- 
 tray the leading features of the Roches- 
 
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 131- 
 
 lied, 
 
 ter canvasser which he conceives not a 
 bad model. 
 
 Mr. Alcott, with nothinj^ brilliant, was 
 possessed of average talent, much good 
 common sense and business tact. 
 Easy in address and devoid of clerical 
 airs. He had important business on 
 hand, which ajjpeared to occupy his 
 heart as well as his head, but he was not 
 obtrusive in bringing it forward out of 
 season, yet when opportunity offered he 
 urged the claims of his mission with 
 earnestness and skill. He seemed as 
 anxious in recommending his scheme 
 to persons of ordinary means as he did 
 to those of wealth. 
 
 On entering a neighborhood he first 
 called upon the minister — if encouraged 
 he went to work and called round. If 
 the pastor said nay, he did not visit the 
 llock, and spoke as well of those minis- 
 ters who vetoed his canvass as of those 
 w!io encouraged it. Two ministers in 
 the Ottawa Association had the courage 
 to say to him nay, as they expected 
 Canada would soon set up on her own 
 account. Of these two men he spoke 
 in the highest terms. One church in 
 said association gave him $ 1,000 — 
 others did much, and individual cases 
 were marked with extra liberality. 
 Now this liberal church which gave 
 .$1,000 in aid of the States what will 
 she not do for Canada, for be it re- 
 membered no citizen of that nation is 
 within her borders, and those two 
 churches which reserved their means 
 for home use will no doubt show their 
 reason, for withholding was not a mere 
 excuse for not giving. When Mr. A. 
 entered a house, in an easy way he 
 mentioned his n.mie and object, but 
 before stating particulars he retjuested 
 the presence of the landlady by which 
 means he usually carried the house. 
 He took notes tor all sums promised 
 but not paid, and each donor of $20 
 became a life member of the Society. 
 He used his own horse and drove a 
 light covcrrd buggy wliicb materially 
 facilitated mland travel. His horse 
 was an every day-animal, able to endure 
 continuous travel, and his master would 
 accept no assistance in looking aftcrhim. 
 
 or in taking off or putting on the har- 
 ness. The rail may make a horse less 
 necessary now, but the more indepen- 
 dent of assistance a canvasser can be, 
 the better. 
 
 Adieu, Sir, come to the East when 
 you may, you will get a kind reception, 
 and not be sent empty away. If you 
 will allow "one word more." Don't 
 fash yourself in hurrying to the rich 
 men of the denomination. They will 
 do their duty but likely in their own 
 way. Among the Baptists are men of 
 ample means whose jjrincely liberality 
 would do honor to any class in any 
 country, and who will feel this call in 
 all its magnitude, but they have a right 
 to expect that others also will do as they 
 have been prospered. 
 
 The present age is setting a pleasing 
 and valuable example. Men give while 
 living, and enjoy the luxury of witness- 
 ing with their own eyes the fruits of 
 their liberality. Of course the West 
 will furnish an example worthy of imi- 
 tation in this endowment scheme. 
 Thither all things tend as well as men. 
 We have no titled mini.sters here. All 
 the I). D.'s are in Hie West, you have 
 the school of the prophets, and you have 
 the organ of the body, you also have the 
 Cioshen of Canada, all the endowed 
 general educational institutions, and 
 you are going to have the Local Parlia- 
 ment. 
 
 Be thankful for your ])rivileges, and 
 make a suitable return. The East had 
 an organ onc;e - it did good service for 
 many years, but was allowed to expire. 
 
 A college, too, beautiful for situation, 
 from which some men of mark went 
 went forth, but its ignominious fate stirs 
 the fountain of grief, and inantels the 
 cheek with a burning blush. Can the West 
 wash her hands and say I am clean 
 herein ? Has she not been too exact- 
 ing in the matter of her Shibboleth, and 
 withheld honor from men whom God 
 I has delighted to honor, and whose 
 I names will be held in everlasting re- 
 ' membrance ? 
 
 j But a truce, meanwhile, to these re- 
 membrances, and let East and West 
 ; arise in worthy emulation in efforts to 
 
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 132. 
 
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 achieve this great denominational effort, 
 tlie endowment of its collej^e with 
 nothing less than $30,000. 
 
 K. W. 
 Hanlvs of the Ottawa, May, 1867. 
 
 The Ottawa Valley. 
 
 Mk. Editor. — "erhaps a few jottings 
 of things in gencal liereabouts would 
 n.)t be unwelcome to the readers of the 
 Baptist. 
 
 This region has been blessed with a 
 fmc fall and the husbandmen favored 
 with the best of weather to complete the 
 ingathering of the precious fruits of the 
 earth. His barns are filled with plenty, 
 and his heart may appro])riatcly join his 
 vcjice ill thanksgiving to tiie bountiful 
 ( iiver, and exclaim : — " Thou crownest 
 the year with thy goodness and thy 
 paths drop fatness." When the West 
 was sul'fering fearfully for rain in sum- 
 mer, the Ottawa Valley enjoyed fre- 
 (luentshowers,which while they refreshed 
 the earth did not materially hinder the 
 hay and grain harvest. In June, on 
 eleven days, precious showers watered 
 the fields. In July, <jn twelve days, we 
 enjoyed the same blessing, and on seven 
 days in August. Latterly, dryness has 
 jtrevailed, making fall ploughing almost 
 impossible. 
 
 I'he most noted event of our region 
 occurred last week in the opening of 
 the first (Confederate Parliament ; the 
 most jjiominent feature of which, and 
 of the vice-regal speech have already 
 been Hashed over the wires, put in type 
 and read by tens of thousands through- 
 out the land. 
 
 On the day previous to the opening 
 might have been seen the members 
 Hocking from every point of the com- 
 pass, by rail or boat en route for the 
 Capital. 
 
 Among them could be recognized 
 the men of the East. Whether wise 
 or unwise in their dissent they favor- 
 ably impress you by their open address 
 and practical good sense. ']"he cham- 
 jjion of Nova Scotia, although number- 
 ing three score and three years, appears 
 to possess in full vigor, his faculties of 
 
 body and mind. Like many other great 
 men — type setting was his early profes- 
 sion, from which he lias reached a level 
 to arbitrate on, and influence the 
 mightest interests of nations. Honor 
 is awarded the man who carries a 
 county, the Hon. Mr. Howe has carried 
 a Province. Of the nin.:teen men 
 elected for the Commons, eighteen are 
 Howeites or anti-confederate.s. 
 
 Mr. Howe gives reasons more than 
 plausible, why it is against the interests 
 of Nova Scotia to join the Confedera- 
 tion, but, apart from these, the people 
 indignantly ask, shall we be compelled 
 into this unit)n against our will ? 
 
 The ministry have work in their hands 
 anent this matter, and in i\lr. Howe, a 
 man whom they justly fear and respect. 
 
 Hotel accommodation, in Ottawa, 
 was stretched to its utmost tension, and 
 private lodgings made available by 
 many. The oath of allegiance being 
 taken, members were fully vested with 
 the rights and privileges of office, and 
 l)revious to the opening, the members 
 of the Commons finally adjusted the 
 matter of seats. To Mr. Howe had 
 been set apart the p!a<x' of honor as 
 leader of the o]jposition, immediately 
 on the left of the .Sjjeaker, but he declin- 
 de this, and located himself in the 
 centre of the front seats on the same side 
 of the house. 
 
 The arrangement of seats in the 
 Commons Chamber is changed, to in- 
 crease space, but the accommodation is 
 still at fault in this jjarticuiar, nothwith- 
 standing the great outlay for buildings ; 
 and the thought arises, utilits' has been 
 sacrificed to ornament, aiul, if other 
 parts of British Nortii America join the 
 Confederation how will room be created 
 for additional representatives. 
 
 Ordinary occasions of o])ening Par- 
 liament are attended with much parade, 
 but this was an extraordinary occurrence 
 and was celebrated accordingly. ]'"or- 
 tunately the Fenian folly has exploded, 
 and the Artillery of Ottawa was not at 
 the front, as was the case when the 
 House was last opened ; consequently 
 the big guns did duty on both days, and 
 proclaimed loudly the movements of 
 
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 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
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 Her Majesty's re])rescntativc. 
 
 Really, Mr. Editor, economy is so 
 invaluable in ])rivate aftairs, would it 
 not be well if the commodity could be 
 introduced into public matters. It may 
 look \' ry green, and smack of rusticity, 
 to think of such a thing, let alone sjjeak- 
 ing of it, but, sir, it looks very mucii like 
 children's jtlay, and fearfully ex])ensive 
 for thousands of peoiile — numerous 
 officials and two houses of Parliament 
 to assemble just to hear the Commons 
 told, his Excellency recjuires them to 
 choose their Speaker before he com- 
 municates the reasons for which he has 
 called them together. 
 
 I'ould not this l "'""ial be chosen 
 before-hand and one day suffice for 
 ceremony and show ? Our courts arc 
 now shorn of much of the formality 
 once observed in their opening, and 
 jierhaps I'arliament would be imi)roved 
 by an abatement of fuss and feathers. 
 
 The backward stepping and low bows 
 of jilack Rod cost each ])retty dear. 
 Will our Local House have a counter- 
 part ? Crown Ministers were once con- 
 tent to dress like others. Rolph, 
 Bidwell, Lafontaine, and Baldwin, were 
 not arrayed in uniforms, — cocked hats, 
 and swords —yet did their work as 
 well as .Sir John A., or any of his .staff. 
 The second was of course die great day. 
 The Governor's voice fills admirably the 
 whole house. When members s])eak it 
 is difficult to catch what they say. 
 
 The Conmions mustered strong, the 
 honorables were more scarce, but the 
 l)rivileged ladies filled tiieir places. Of 
 the fair sex their was a great gathering. 
 Among them might be seen Lady Monk 
 and daughter - Latly Macdonald — Mrs. 
 Sanfield Macdonald, and the wives and 
 daughters of several members ami 
 officials. Seats of honor were occu|)ied 
 by some of the Judges — the ^L'lyor of 
 (Jltawa-the C'atholic Bishop with 
 some of his clergy, and several clergy- 
 men of the Churcii of England. 'l";ie 
 ministers of other denominations e i- 
 joyed the benefit of i)ot-luck with the 
 crowd in the gallorie-;. Among these 
 could be seen the smiling tace of that 
 good and laborious man, the ]5ishop of 
 
 the Baptist Church of Ottawa. 
 
 The wh(ile pageant was very grand. 
 The chamber in which it was enacted is 
 suj)erb in its finish and furniture. 
 The uniforms of the civil and military 
 officials — the academic dress of the 
 English clergy and sjtlendid robes of 
 the ladies presented a scene rarely, if 
 ever, witnessed in Canada. 
 
 .Vll th.is was to usher in the Legis- 
 lative labor of the New Dominion. 
 
 May the men engaged, be wisely 
 directed in their deeply responsible 
 duties. 
 
 E. W. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, Nov. 12, 1867. 
 
 Those Baptists. 
 
 Mr. Editor, — The wise man spoke 
 of an evil he had seen under the sun. 
 W(juld, sir, there was but one to s])eak 
 of, but, alas, their name is legion. \\'ith 
 no malice aforethought, but rather in- 
 tending a beneficial influence, the writer 
 would, with your kind permission, 
 assail some of the ])revailing evils of our 
 day in Canada. ^Vithout announcing 
 a long list, which, like Miss Sanford's 
 promise, might mis-carry, two will sufifice 
 for the present. "The spread of 
 Heresy" will first occupy our attention, 
 and something may be said on another 
 occasion regarding the matrimonial 
 tendency of ministers. 
 
 Aware of the inutility of appealing 
 to the other estates of the realm against 
 these evils, it is pleasing to fall back 
 ujion the all-powerful influence of the 
 press, and to recognize in your jiaper 
 a representative of the fourth estate of 
 which no one need feel ashamed. I 
 beseech thee, therefore, to hear me 
 patiently, anent the spread of Heresy. 
 
 This evil is as variou? in its kinds as 
 it has been widespren'! in all ages and 
 in all places. One kind of it alone 
 claims our attention at present. It 
 goes under difierent names, but it might 
 be styled the Baptismal Heresy. Glanc- 
 ing at its prevalence, in the ])ast and 
 (iresent, we sec that not a few men of 
 note have been and are seduced thereby. 
 Even the immortal Milton whose genius 
 
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 MISCKI.LANF.OUS. 
 
 iiacl angelic wings was herein misloil. 
 JJunyan, too, the prinre of allegorists, 
 in whose well tokl tale sweet liction and 
 sweet truth alike jjrevail was among 
 the smitten. Nor could the error be 
 destroyed. Like the palm tree, the 
 more it was oppressed the stronger it 
 grew. 'I'iiough the men were liurned 
 and the wcjmen (.Irowned, the evil cropp- 
 ed out and spread. Witness its preval- 
 ence in tlie United Slates, when the 
 followers of this schism stand second in 
 numbers among the religious deiiomina- 
 tion.s. Hut what concerns Canadians 
 most is its spread in their own regions, 
 and, unless counteracting means are 
 employed, there is no saying whereunto 
 this evil will grow. The trouble is to 
 devise the right means to stop it. Pass- 
 ing by other portions of Canada, the 
 Ottawa Valley ])resents alarming symp- 
 toms of this religious disease, which 
 some describe as water on the brain. 
 
 Truly, Mr. Editor, this heresy threat- 
 ens to sweep over the entire land, and 
 what is very strange is, that its teachers 
 say little about it, and they wiio say 
 least have most success. There is one 
 veteran who may beaj)propriately styled 
 the apostle of the north, who some 
 years ago had immersed a thousand 
 misled persons, and yet you might be 
 a month in his com])any and scarcely 
 be aware from his preaching or speech 
 that he belonged to that sect. It may 
 be the ceremony is contagious, and its 
 inlluence trusted to most for diffusing 
 the doctrine. " Being crafty I caught 
 you with guile." 
 
 It is within the writer's recollection 
 when from the Culf of St. Lawrence to 
 the Pacific by way of the Ottawa, no 
 church of this sort existed, save one 
 small one in Cilengary. Now, they are 
 flooding the land with chapels, churches 
 and ministers, and it is difficult to say 
 where they will -top. Tiie impregnable 
 (Quebec is taken. I'he commercial 
 emporium, distinguished for its material, 
 moral and religious progress, is equally 
 distinguished as a fruitful nursery of 
 Hajjtists. Passing ui)wards, tlie empire 
 city is reached, and here you fmd these 
 people have a lodging place, where they 
 
 are assiduously adding to their numbers, 
 and alreaily include representatives from 
 both chambers of I'arliament, as' well as 
 .servants of (Jiusar's household. Not 
 content, they have stretched to the 
 regions beyond, and the Upper Ottawa 
 is becoming obedient to tlie faith as 
 proclaimed by these zealous, if misguid 
 ed people. Not even the shores of the 
 Pacific will arrest their progress ; arriv- 
 ing there they will take ship.anti loosing 
 from thence sail to tlie uttermost parts 
 of the earth. 
 
 lUit to return, many intermediate 
 spots are active centres of operation. 
 Lven the spiritual domains of the Pope 
 have been in\adeil, and thousands of 
 his subjects have become desciples of 
 the sect every where s])oken against. 
 If self-denying devotion in their works 
 entitles laborers to success, the .Mission 
 aries to the I''rench Canadians might 
 well e.xpect it. That hereiial .school 
 in the west has sent its children east- 
 ward, and they, with others, are spreatl- 
 ing the poison of their views all roiuid. 
 One of tins number not formidable in 
 bodily appearance, verifies the saying, 
 •■ Tile mind is the measure of the man.' 
 Not content with using the Ottawa, he 
 has laid under contribution the waters 
 of the tributaries, and recently added a 
 number to tlie communion of iiis church 
 tliroiigh the rite of immersion, in a 
 neighiiorhood heretofore free from the 
 least taint of 15a])tist notions. .\n- 
 otlier from the same school, and not 
 remote from the last nienti(jned, is 
 ([uietly and zealously [lursuing a similar 
 course, and has already ])lunged a mul- 
 titude into the same faith. 
 
 It is too much for flesh and blood to 
 stand. 'I'liese and such like men, not 
 only jiroselyte from the world, but they 
 are robbers of other churciies also. 
 They seldom part with any of their own 
 members to strengthen other bodies, but 
 are cf)ntinuously levying from the ranks 
 of every other denomination to increase 
 their own. Spiritual sheep-stealers is a 
 term not too severe to ajiply to such 
 people. In their blindness they really 
 tiiink they aie doing (Jofl service. Nor 
 is it the leanest of the sheep cr those of 
 
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 waters 
 
 led a 
 ■luin-h 
 in a 
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 lood to 
 en, not 
 )Ut tliey 
 i also, 
 cir own 
 lies, hut 
 ic ranks 
 increase 
 crs is a 
 lo such 
 -y really 
 e. Nor 
 those of 
 
 iloubtful quality they take, but often 
 tlie llower of ihe flock, and even tlie 
 
 pastors tliemsilves. 
 
 Now, sir, there are many reasons why 
 this system should not prevail, particu- 
 larly in our climate, ai. therefore the 
 wonder that it does. Tiie two minis- 
 ters referred to above, lately led female 
 < aiulidates from the snow-c<nered banks 
 into the ri\er, when so cold tliat ice was 
 lorming. While all admired the hero- 
 ism of the women, many saw cruelty in 
 the act, and argued that believers in 
 immersion would recommend their 
 views l)y making provisioti therefor within 
 their places ot worshij), and perform the 
 rite there, in cold weather at least. 
 Many times in mid winter has the sur- 
 face of the old Ottawa been tap]ied, and 
 two feet of ice removed to allow these 
 well-meaning people to go down into 
 the water. 
 
 The practice suggested to the mind 
 of an earnest Methodist i)reacher on the 
 Ottawa circuit, strong anti-(lip|)ing ar 
 guments, to which his followers would 
 do well to give heed. He preached a 
 sermon founded on these arguments at 
 all his stations to wiiat jiurpose wit- 
 ness saith not. Tlie text consisted of a 
 piece of Old Testament and a i)iece of 
 New Testament glued together as 
 follows : " And the children of Israel 
 journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, 
 about six hundred thousanil on foot 
 thai were men, besides children * * 
 and were all baptized unto Moses in 
 the cloud and in the sea." The good 
 man opened by saying that l';edobapt 
 ists had alwavs correctly followed 
 sprinkling, but had done so without 
 being able to give their authority. //(■ 
 had, however, been directed to discover 
 the proof for the i)racti<e, ami whic-li 
 was to be found in the text. Many 
 other rich and original things did the 
 Rev. Mr. Hardy say, occasionally mov- 
 ing a titter round the whole audience, 
 although it was not composed of 
 Ua|)tists. Anent ice, he said that at 
 dreenland it was twenty feet deep. 
 Who could cut through that ? .And if 
 done, ropes and ladders would be 
 necessary to reach the water, and who 
 
 ever heard of the A])ostles using such 
 gear in administering baptism ? Again, 
 said the old gentlemen, " Baptists tell 
 you that by their mode they follow 
 Christ. If so, let them follow him hilly, 
 and when they come up out of the 
 water, let them put on their snow shoes 
 and steer for the nearest mountain, and 
 there fast forty days anil forty nights 
 with the bears and wolves. All the 
 Israclities were baptized as they crossed 
 the Red Sea. How ? Hy dipping ? 
 N), for they |)assed over dry shod ; for 
 there wa i not sufficient water to immerse 
 .1 mii'<';aiioe. But a cloud overshad- 
 owed them ; Ood was in the cloud, and 
 it rained upon them. Thus were they 
 and the r chiklren baptized unto Moses 
 in the cloud." 
 
 is not this a poser ? Should it not 
 silence such as forbid water that infants 
 should not be baptized ? A caviller 
 may interjjose by suggesting that the 
 flocks, too, shared the same benefit, and 
 that the bells they wore, likewise were 
 baptized. Silent contempt is the best 
 method with cavillers, and so we pass on. 
 
 It is unnecessary to add much more 
 in describing the growing tendency of 
 the heresy complained of, but one 
 source of the evil cannot be passed by. 
 Woodstock has attained some fame as 
 a seat of learning, hence many ])arents 
 send their children there ; but, sir, it is 
 dangerous to do so. for the leaven of 
 this heresy very conunonly effects them. 
 One sends a son with the view of his 
 I ultimately becoming learned in the law, 
 instead of which he studies and perhajjs 
 preaches the gosjjel. Another says to 
 liis son, " 1 want you to go to Wood- 
 stock prei)aratory to studvinjr medicine." 
 The son re))lies, " I don't want to go 
 there to be made a parson of, and if I 
 go I won't study." "They don't force 
 boys to become parsons, but if you 
 won't study, off coat my lad and go to 
 work." The rebel submits- goes to 
 Woodstock — likes it, and after a while 
 l)erhaps will not strongly object to 
 lieing a pastor. Now, sir, this wide- 
 spread evil can be checked, if not 
 subdued, by breaking up this Wood- 
 stock Institution. It may in ore sense 
 
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 be considered the root of the disense. 
 'rherctbro, let all who are opposed to 
 this heresy witlihold siii)p()rt I'rnm saitl 
 Institute. I,et it go to the wall -the 
 sooner the better. Cut ofl'the sujiplies ; 
 it is the shortest way to eontjuer an 
 enemy. 'Talk of endowing it I Ves, 
 do so it' you want all your rivers turned 
 into liai;tisteries anil all your people 
 made llaptists. .\ word to tiie wise is 
 '■nt'iicient. 
 
 .iiks of the Ottawa, Oec 
 
 i<sr)7. 
 
 Progress in Clarence. 
 
 Mr. Editor, -It is a pleasing duty 
 to record jirogress, and in this depart- 
 ment, the toil of editorial labor has been 
 sweetened, in your expurienix' nf late, 
 by very fretjent notices of new ( hajjcls 
 erected, Sunday school celebrations, 
 ministers made glad by special acts of 
 liberality. 
 
 Far north on the Ottawa, in the 
 neighborhood ot the I'ole, is- a chapel 
 substantial in character and possessed 
 of as little ornament as the strictest 
 Puritan could desire. Yet its erection 
 "as no small effort to the ijcopie, and 
 completion cause of much joy. 
 re is the treasure ot much youthful 
 in the church as well as in the 
 woi id. " I speak unto you, young men, 
 because ye are strong." The boys that 
 were when the Clarence Baptist Cha])el 
 was built, are now men. liarly did 
 they complain of its extreme ))lainness, 
 and at length they took the matter in 
 hand, and tiie new year saw a renova- 
 tion pleasing to the eye, as well as more 
 comfortable to the body. The good 
 man who labors hard and faithfully 
 therein, says he can do so nf)wto much 
 better pmpose tlian heretofore. One 
 old gentleman declared tiie Kirk looked 
 so bonny that it might sutiicc to recom- 
 mend religion without the preaching. 
 
 On the 27th December last, the 
 annual .Sabbath School celebration was 
 held 'r the chapel which was still 
 furthef decorated for the occasion. 
 This proved a delightful reunion for 
 both young and okl. The children 
 were regaled with an ample repast, after 
 
 which singing and instrumental musici 
 
 alternateil with recitation and addresses- 
 One girl, a regular and attciuive scholar, 
 who is blind, read a i hapter with her 
 fingers, to the surprise of those who had 
 never before seen this ingenious method 
 for the sightless. 
 
 The report for the year gives very 
 l)leasing indications of proficiency anil 
 Jirogress. The (ollowing are the prin- 
 cipal items : — No. of Teachers, 6 ; No. 
 of Scholars, • 70 ; average throughout 
 year, 42 ; No. of verses recited, 11,521. 
 
 The tea'hers are worthy of much 
 commendation for uiuiring effort. Let 
 their watchword, and that of all similar- 
 ly engaged be, oinvard. " Go up and 
 possess the land" aie words of big mean- 
 ing and fixed obligation. 
 
 !•:. W. 
 
 IJanks of the Ottawa, Jan. 1868. 
 
 Celibacy of Ministers Advocated. 
 
 Mr. Editor,— \'enturing to tres])ass 
 still further on your indulgence, and in 
 fullilment of a promise made, there is 
 yet another evil under the sun to which 
 the attention of your readers is resjiect- 
 fuUy solicited, particularly those of them 
 more especially concerned. It will be 
 attempted to show that more general 
 celibacy would be conducive to general 
 good, and highly meritorious to the 
 reverend gentlemen themselves. Prob- 
 ably the whole army of ministers, and 
 even the embryo ilivines will, at the 
 mere mention of such an idea, rise in 
 mass, and with one voice indignantly 
 denounce the notion as unscriptiiral, 
 unnatural and wicked. 
 
 Pray, friend, keep co j1. None may 
 ipiestion your rights to wed ; but you 
 know that while all things are lawful, all 
 things are not exjiedient. Of course, 
 tlK)se of your order who are bound must 
 not seek to be loosed, theretore our 
 argument is confined to those who are 
 free. Sui li will bear in mind, that 
 prince of jireachers and defender of 
 ministerial rights, who, while he assert- 
 ed beyond iiuestion his liberty, and that 
 of others of his i)rofession, remained 
 single, — and it must be admitted Paul's 
 example is high authority. 
 
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 Consitler the numy reasons favorable 
 to this self-sacrifice. 
 
 firstly ;-Uncl()iit)tc(lly, they who 
 desire the office of a Hishop, desire a 
 f,'ood work, and one of distinguished 
 honor, but great self-denial. Muii 
 lucrative occupations are forsaicen, and 
 severe study pursued, with the view of 
 becoming workmen that need not be 
 ashameil, but as if being the husband 
 of (jne wife, was the first and most in- 
 disj)ensal)le ([ualification of a Hishop, 
 how frequently do candidates for this 
 honor, even at an early stage of their 
 pre|)aration, become entangled in the 
 meshes of premature betrothal. Now, 
 the sense of the passage does not im- 
 ply that there must lie one wife, but 
 that there must not be more. The 
 entire consecration professed by choos- 
 ing to become a preacher of righteous- 
 ness, should subordinate every con- 
 sideration to the one great end. Hut 
 when the course indicated above is 
 pursued, distraction in study is a natur- 
 al result ; suspicions are entertained, by 
 observers(jf feel)ledevotion, and choices 
 are confirmed of future companion- 
 ship before the necessary qualifications 
 can be duly estimated. If views pre- 
 vailed favorable to ministers being so- 
 cially single as well as single in purjjose, 
 this failing among theological students 
 would cease. 
 
 Secondly : — The opinion prevails 
 that ministers lack the faculty of mak- 
 ing good selections in the matrimonial 
 market. Whether this arises from 
 haste, or professional inajjtitude, it is 
 equally unfortunate. No doubt glori- 
 ous exceptions exist, but jioor men, too 
 often without their fault, they are unable 
 to fulfil the just claims of their wives, 
 and the latter in some instances punish 
 the innocent. A sure remedy against 
 this evil is to live wifeless. 
 
 Thirdly : — It is also a current opin- 
 ion that ministers' children are very 
 commonly bad. The opposite of this 
 might reasonably be expected, but the 
 fact is sufficiently frequent to give color 
 to the charge. Readers of the lives 
 of such men as Fuller and Leigh Rich- 
 mond will know the trials of these good 
 
 men with wayward sons. The cause 
 of this is a natural enquiry. In many 
 cases, jjerhaps, religion is pressed on 
 children in a manner and with a fre- 
 (juency to make it distasteful, inve.sting 
 vvilli gliujui a .->ubj^ct that sliou''' b(> ,ns 
 cheerful and welcome as sunlight. The 
 very opposite this of David's teaching, 
 who ext laims, " Serve the Lord with 
 gladness, come before his presence 
 with singing." Perhaps the nature and 
 extent of official duties may too 
 frequently prevent that sujierintendcnce 
 necessary tluly to control and di- 
 rect the family circle ; and if his office 
 really interferes with a minister fulfil- 
 ling so great and sacred a duty, how 
 strong is the argument in favor of the 
 view that he should have but one fami- 
 ly and that family the Church. 
 
 Fourthly : — The single minister 
 would be saved the pain the married 
 one too often feels by the extreme 
 economy which a scrimp income too 
 often obliges him to enforce on her he 
 has promised to nourish and support, 
 and be a stranger to the fact that his 
 wife is considered as much public pro- 
 perty as himself Her dress, her be- 
 haviour, her house-kee])ing, and in fact, 
 her whole conduct falls under the 
 criticism of the jiarish ; and if she 
 pleases a majority of those who claim 
 to be pleased, she is truly fortunate. It 
 is no uncommon thing to claim much 
 from the minister's wife ; yet it is note- 
 worthy the New Testament is silent on 
 the subject of her qualifications, there- 
 fore this lady possesses an immunity 
 not usually accorded her. Hut may 
 we not be jjermitted to infer therefrom 
 that the primitive church ministers 
 were not so generally married as others 
 and that if they were not, they should 
 not. 
 
 Fifthly : — U hat a saving to the peo- 
 ple an unmarried minister is ! Heliev- 
 ers in a cheaj) gospel are more numer- 
 ous than believers in a free one. How- 
 nice it would be to have the good man 
 board round. He would require 
 scarcely any salary ; only a little for 
 clothes -nd books, — the latter would 
 be available to people as well as priest. 
 
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 and ns he went around .su|)])ly the 
 place of a circulating libiiuy. In turn 
 we sliould each be honored by liaving 
 a family chai)lain, ami i)astoral visita- 
 tion hy this method could not be ne- 
 glected A church in Wales that hat! 
 starved their minister was being favor- 
 ed with a new appointment ; the Inkier 
 wiio delivered the charge to tiie church 
 rebuked their wickedness thus : He en- 
 joined on them pru^ er, and suggested 
 as a subject that they should ask the 
 Lord to plant a ladder between their 
 chapel antl heaven, that the man about 
 to feed them might t)e fed himself, and 
 es' Tpe starvation hy climbing at the 
 close of each Sabbath, to heaven, and 
 remain there until next Sabbath morn- 
 ing. Now, how much htiter boarding 
 round would be than the ladder. In 
 the one case the minister would be in- 
 dependent of the people; in the other he 
 would be very dependent upon them — 
 but. in both cases, much belter without 
 a family. 
 
 Sixthly : — When a minister has a 
 family, it not only makes a higher sal- 
 ary necessary, but more punctuality in 
 paying it. This is specially unfortun- 
 ate ; peojjle, as a rule, do not like to be 
 punctual in a voluntary payment ; they 
 like the time to be voluntary as the 
 sum. Vet the creditors of preachers, 
 like creditors in general, look for their 
 own, and expect the man who ])reaches 
 punctuality, will himself practice it. 
 They expect that the man, who from 
 thi' sacred desk conjures his people to 
 recommend religion by their lives and 
 conversation, to owe no man anything, 
 to walk worthy of iheir high calling as 
 children of light, not fashioning them- 
 selves to the world, but avoiding the 
 very a|)pearance of evil, will practice 
 what he teaches. The good man feels 
 the justice of the expectation. But 
 what a fix ! The stocks ! pshaw ; it 
 equals stoning, to a sensitive mind, to 
 be placed in such a position. The 
 needful is wanting to pay the landlord, 
 the baker and grocer, and he dare not 
 .say, "■ my i^eople are to blame , and he 
 dare not say to the people, " pay me 
 what thou owest." 
 
 Poor man ' In such circumstances 
 the words of Paul v.iH occur with new 
 light and force : — " Neveilheless you 
 shall have trouble in the llesh, but I 
 spare you." Even if blessed with the 
 best of wives and with children wlio 
 will stand the scripture test, .she is a 
 •voman with all the wants, wishes and 
 tastes of her sex , and these little ducks 
 are as much flesh and blood as other 
 people's' little ducks. How natural she 
 should c.esire her house to be a fitting 
 abode for the prophets who occasional- 
 ly abide with her, and that she should 
 be able to set meat before them accejjt- 
 able to the appetite. And who will 
 blame her if she aim to array her per- 
 son in goodly ap[)arel becoming her 
 situation. These are all worthy objects ; 
 the trouble is the means. 
 
 Then, again, — how provoking ! 
 These troublesome comforts are fair 
 and lovely to look upon, but, notwith- 
 standing their I.evitical descent, differ 
 nothing from other children in their 
 wants and necessities. Born naked, 
 they must have clothes ; with apijetites 
 that must be aijjieased, and in ignor- 
 ance as profound as any Pagan's, eilu- 
 catiou must be su])plied — all requiring 
 more means. 
 
 In view of all these thing.s, is there 
 not more than plausible argument in 
 favor of clerical celibacy ? But if this 
 view is distasteful and untenable with 
 the people, let them aris^ to the sum- 
 mit of duty in the matter of ministerial 
 s'jpport. Let the teachings of the 
 Good Book touch their consciences 
 and pockets with a force hitherto un- 
 felt. " Tl'.ou shalt not muzzle the 
 mouth i)f the ox that treadeth out the 
 corn." Does Cj<.j'\ take care for oxen ? 
 t)r saith he it altogether for our sakes. 
 for our sakes no doubt this is written, 
 that he that ploweth shall plow in hope 
 and that he that thresheth in hojie 
 should be a jiartaker of his hope. If 
 we have sown unto you spiritual things, 
 is it a great thing if we reap your car- 
 I. d things? Among Baptists there is a 
 lack of system ; financial matter.* are 
 managed with litde skill, and while 
 scjme religious boaies m.^y say too 
 
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 much about money, their fault is the 
 other way, and their ministers are ex- 
 pected to be too quiet even when in 
 want of what is ju..'.iy due them. 
 Among other returns made to associa- 
 tions, why not include the financial do- 
 ings of each church, showing its outlay 
 and i'-.come for all purposes ? Some 
 spur is wanted to promptitude ; this 
 might supi)ly it, and show each year 
 what the whole body in Canada is do- 
 ing. Herein there is verily a fault, and 
 the sooner it is mended, the better. ' ' I 
 speak as unto wise men ; judge ye what 
 I say." E. W. 
 
 Hanks of the Ottawa, February, 1868. 
 
 Jottings of a Trip Westward. 
 
 Mr. Editor, — Should any of your 
 readers, during the approaching season 
 of navigation, feel on travel bent, for 
 health or])leasure, and have the le''ure 
 at command, let them take the North- 
 ern Transportation Company's Line, a 
 boat of which line leaves Ogdensburgh 
 for Chicago three times a week di'.ring 
 open water. 'I'he passage through costs 
 the modest sum of $15 greenbacks, 
 board and state room included. The 
 journey occupies abouc a week, and af- 
 fords a good opportunity for seeing 
 most of the leading cities on the route ; 
 and you can, if you choose, droj) off 
 and take the next or following boat. 
 Early in August last, the writer and 
 companion formed part of a full rom- 
 ])lenijnt, bound west on board the 
 good ship Brooklyn, one of this Com- 
 pany's line. What diversity of persons 
 ■ire thrown together on ship board, 
 making cautious remarks and indulging 
 forbearance, an abiding necessity. 
 How many countries, creeds and con- 
 ditions are conunonly thus congregat- 
 ed. With us Britain's threefold King- 
 dom i\ad its rejiresentatives — the Do- 
 minion of C'anada her sons and daugh- 
 ters ; while Uncle Sam's own, more 
 numerous than all, hailed from every 
 l)oint of his wide territory. Ministers 
 on vacation, lawyers after term, mer- 
 chants not in a hurry, with many of all 
 professions in ])ursuit of health, on 
 visits of friendship or in search of a 
 
 home, made parts of the motley group. 
 
 There were all -hades ol religionists, 
 and every shade of irreligionists, from 
 the indifferent to the daring Atheist. 
 The Baptist might be heard defending 
 Calvanistic doctrine, and the practice 
 of immersion. The Methodist freewill 
 and perfection, and the Catholic the 
 existence of but one church, and that 
 his own, and others their several views 
 and convictions ; while the boldest 
 Atheist, in the person of the captain, de- 
 nounced all as alike fools, and defied 
 their God to prevent him taking his 
 vessel to Chicago, while he used the 
 means to tliat end. Shocking impiety 
 that sent a thrill of horror and alarm 
 through the breast,; of most who heard 
 him. Political opinions were freely dis- 
 cussed, touching the States as well as 
 Canada. Our friends over the borders 
 evince great freedom in expressing their 
 viev.s, but take as freely as they give, 
 thereby granting reciprocity in argu- 
 ment if not in trade. The doctrines of 
 reconstruction were sifted. 
 
 The merits and demerits of their 
 Chief Magistrate argued — the character 
 of Lincoln surveyed- the advantages 
 and disadvantages of the Republican 
 form of Government discussed, as well 
 as state rights — the justice of the war — 
 the suffering and suffrage of the blacks. 
 Canadian annexation, its profits and 
 probability, were good naturedly but 
 energetically handled ; and, as usual, 
 the diversity of individual opinion made 
 manifest. Rarely can you meet any 
 number of Americans, but among them 
 are some, bereaved by the war : or who 
 have shared in its fortune, or been of 
 the number who ministered to the sick 
 and dying soldiers. Our company was 
 no exception. Some had lost beloved 
 sons ; some dear brothers. One had 
 shared in the bloods fight at Gettys- 
 burgh and other fields, while another 
 had fought under the renowned Sher- 
 man, and shared in the celebrated 
 march so successfully accomplished by 
 that great nero. 
 
 A I )utch reformed minister spoke in 
 glowing terms of his share in the work 
 of the Christian Commis.sion, whereby 
 
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 140. 
 
 MISCELLANIiOUS. 
 
 he had passed through an experience, 
 tlie vaUie of whicli lie could not esti- 
 mate. The holy delight of meeting 
 men in their extremity supi)lied with all 
 the comforts to alleviate their bodily 
 sufferings, and be able to speak to them 
 of the balm for their spiritual wounds, 
 and recommend ' the only physician 
 who can cure " diseases of the mind." 
 To rejoice in the dying experience of 
 some, and catch the last message of 
 love to a fond mother or dear betroth- 
 ed one, and convey the sad but com- 
 forting news : " your son — your belov- 
 ed one, died of wounds, cared for to 
 the last, and was committed to the 
 earth in full hojie of a glorious resur- 
 rection." 
 
 Alas I the horrors of war. When 
 shall the ])loughshare and jiruning hook 
 displace sword and sjjcar the trumpet 
 be hung in the hall and men study 
 war no more ? 
 
 One noticeable thing about the Ameri- 
 can lake cities, is the fact that they are 
 generally built at the mouths of rivers. 
 
 'I'he Canadian is struck with the lift 
 that |)ervades these centres of trade. 
 In Chicago, with its 200,000 inhabi- 
 tants, there is an agony of acdvity. Its 
 railroad and shi])]iing interests are 
 something to be amazed at. Notwith- 
 standing brother Jonathan's re|>uted 
 love of dollars and hurry, he evidently 
 takes time to think, and thinks wisely 
 on many things Canadians may jnofit- 
 ably imitate. 
 
 Witness the taste and tidiness of 
 these lake cities. How admirably laid 
 out, with streets so wide, running at 
 right angles, and planted so generally 
 with beautiful shade trees. Some of 
 the avenues in Chicago are little i)ara- 
 dises to i)ass through ; a few glances at 
 one must suffice. It is Sunday morn- 
 ing, and we awake for the first lime to 
 l)ass the day of rest in this great city of 
 unrest. 'I'hc urst, to us an unusual 
 event, was the early ap|)earancL- of the 
 newsi)i]i]ier issued that morning. The 
 evil is not unmixed, for from it we gath- 
 er very minute ilirections anent |)ublic 
 worshij) in the City, useful to strangers. 
 
 I " First Baptist Church, Wabash Ave- 
 I nue, service at 1 1 o'clock. 
 1 " Rev. Dr. Gregory in the absence of 
 , the Pastor to ])reach." At another 
 ■ Baptist Church, " service in the even- 
 ing at 7 o'clock ; at the close the ordi- 
 nance of Ba|)tism will be administer- 
 ed." 
 
 ! Presbyterian Church at — service at — 
 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Burns, of Toronto, 
 to preach. Catholic Church, service 
 in the ("athedral, pontifical mass cele- 
 brated for the first time in America — 
 unveiling of images to follow — admis- 
 ' sion 25 cents. 
 
 Two or three business streets cross- 
 : ed, and we enter Wabash .Vvenue. It 
 is as (^uiet as could be desired by any 
 who love to keep holy day. The very 
 carriages rolling in the centre, are 
 scarcely heard, as they i)ass over the 
 block-laid street. Each side of the ex- 
 pansive passage is lined with beautiful 
 shade trees, making a lady's parasol 
 superfluous, although the sun shines in 
 full glory. The buildings aie a succes- 
 sion of beautiful private dwellings, in- 
 ter.s])ersed with sjilendid c:hurches, 
 there being fifty of the latter in this 
 avenue. 
 
 One thing observed in passing, not 
 in kee])ing with Eastern views of the 
 day's sanctity, is, that nearly at every 
 door ladies and gentlemen are sitting, 
 newspa]Kr in hand, showing it is read 
 as well as printed on the Sabbath. One 
 mile advanced in the way, and we 
 reach the costly structure occupied by 
 the first Baptist Church. A gentleman 
 sweeping the stei)s very courteously 
 answers our (jueries. " Is this the Bap- 
 tist Chapel ?" "Yes." "Why a cross 
 surmounting its front ! In Canada we 
 should consider the jjiace Catholic ?" 
 The cross is an emblem of our faith, 
 and is generally placed on our churches 
 out west." " ^^'e are strangers <;oine 
 to attend worship." With an intima- 
 tion of being made welcome, we are in- 
 vited to attend the Sabbath School. A 
 Chajiel like structure at the end of the 
 main building apjjcars to serve for gen- 
 eral |)ur[)oses. In the upper part is 
 the school, which we enter by a side 
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 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 141. 
 
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 door, from one of the galleries of the 
 church. What a scene ! The hum of 
 several hundred juvenile voices engag- 
 ed at their tasks. The appointments 
 of the chamber are really novel and 
 striking. At one end is an apartment, 
 separated by glass doors, where 200 of 
 the infant i>ortion of the school are 
 tauglit. The whole of the classes are 
 accommodated with circular scats, so 
 tiiat each teacher has his class con- 
 veniently around him. On the walls 
 are [jlacarded appropriate passages of 
 scrijjture, such as " Remember thy 
 Creator in the days of thy youth." On 
 one side a small organ to aid in sing- 
 ing, and in the centre a fountain in 
 full play, surrounded with rocks and 
 flowers. 
 
 The Superintendent, at the proper 
 time, sprang a bell to call order, but had 
 to repeat the act before silence was se- 
 cured. His appearance and accent be- 
 spoke a man from far East, as he gently 
 n."l)roved the school for its tardiness in 
 coming to order, but his censure so 
 (pialified, indicated tlie republican 
 training of the reprover, as well as of 
 the reproved. 
 
 " I am sorry, boys, it was necessary 
 to sound the bell twice before securing 
 order tiiis morning ; but we can be 
 quiet, and we will be quiet. The les- 
 son to-day was very instructive, and I 
 trust you will all be benefitted by it. I 
 received a letter last week from Brother 
 Noel, in London, and he informs me 
 that Hammond is laboring most suc- 
 cessfully in that city, and that some 
 hundreds of sunday scho;)l scholars 
 have recently l)een converted through 
 his instrumentality I have to report 
 favorably of the efforts of two boys in 
 bringing new scholars, one has brought 
 two and another four ; both will be suit- 
 ably rewarded at the ("lose of tiie school, 
 the first by a beautiful b.)uquet of flow- 
 ers, the other by the gift of an interest- 
 ing hook. Dr. Gregory is to preach 
 diis morning, and I trust the larger 
 Ixjys will stay to hear him." Singing 
 several hymns and reciting the Lord's 
 prayer, which the scholars repeated after 
 the superintendent, clo.sed the i)leasing 
 
 service, and public worship soon after 
 began. 
 
 How superbly beautiful the finish 
 and furniture of this edifice, with its 
 carpeted floor and cushioned pews to 
 match, and organ of great power and 
 reputed sweetness. 
 
 If a member of the primitive church 
 which met in an upper chamber, should 
 be permitted to return to earth and en- 
 ter this temple, it might require some 
 logic to convince him that the worship- 
 pers were followers of apostolic prac- 
 tice. 
 
 How far the contrast between the re- 
 sources of J udea and Illinois, or Jeru- 
 salem and Chicago, would be permitted 
 to enter into the argument, and justify 
 the disparity, we wot not, but we do af- 
 firm no strangers were made more wel- 
 come in the upper chambers of old, 
 than are strangers in this, and the other 
 churches of this city. They meet the 
 attention of invited guests, and the 
 worshipping assemblies of Canada 
 should learn a lesson of Western chris- 
 tian politeness in this particular. 
 
 Dr. (kegory enters the pulpit, a i)ic- 
 ture of health and simjilicity, but evi- 
 dent mental power. No clerical garb 
 distinguishes his person from another 
 gentleman, and he needs none. 
 
 How beautifully he gives out the 
 opening hymn, and his reading of the 
 sacred volume would arrest the progress 
 and charm the ear of a passing angel. 
 " Seek first the kingdom of God and 
 His righteousness ; and all the.se things 
 shall be added unto you" were the 
 words of his text. 
 
 He sliowed the Saviour did not in- 
 tend to condemn worldly pursuits, but 
 to correct the error of placing them, in 
 point of lime and value, before the con- 
 cerns of the soul. Religion was the 
 |)aramount concern, but it became the 
 religious youth of this country to slack- 
 en naugiit in their aims, to acquire 
 wealth, so clearly within their reach, 
 in the boundles resources of the great 
 west. Not for jjiirposos of self aggran- 
 disement, but to lay all on the altar of 
 ( jod. The world was never before so 
 rich : and the United States, with all 
 
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 142. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 their losses, never so successful in de- 
 veIo])ing and piling uj) wealth. 
 
 .\11 is wanted to civilize and chris- 
 tianize the earth ; in printing and circu- 
 lating the scriptures ; building ships in 
 hundreds, to transport missionaries in 
 thousands, to make known tiirough all 
 lands, the saving knowledge of redeem- 
 ing grace. But it is time tcj cjieck this 
 excursive pen and hurry to a close. Our 
 reluctant steps turn from this house of 
 prayer, beautiful for situation, as well 
 as appearani.j, and we seek the tempo- 
 rary home of our hotel. 
 
 Next day a visit to some of the ob- 
 jects of interest in the city, brought our 
 visit to a close, and the evening finds us 
 embarked in the sauii: vessel, bound 
 for home ; sweet iiome. Among the 
 objects visited, was the building of the 
 Young .Mens' Christian .Vssociation, 
 since burnt down, which adds a melan- 
 choly interest in our mind to this once 
 ample and costly edillce, which was a 
 monument of the zeal and enterprise of 
 the young men of Ciiicago. Tiie good 
 ship " Brooklyn " had made short work 
 of unloading and reloading. As a sam- 
 ple of Western dispatch, 10,000 bush- 
 els of wheat, a part of her cargo, were 
 weighed and taken on board in less 
 than two hours. In favorable weather, 
 a sail in the great Lakes is delightful, 
 but jxatience requires to have its perfect 
 work in taking the round-about route, 
 comjiared with the short cut by rail. 
 When will the great scheme of the Ot- 
 tawa and Lake Huron .Ship Canal 
 bring Montreal 500 miles nearer Chi- 
 cago by water than it is at present ? 
 
 A great future awaits this great con- 
 tinent. May no broils intervene to 
 stay the progress of either country, or 
 coiil the friendship that sliould ever 
 mark the intercourse of John and Jona- 
 than—and let all the jjeople on both 
 sides of he line say. Amen. E. W. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, April. 1868. 
 
 Sheds and Shades. 
 
 Mk. Editor, — 'l"he above caption 
 will supjily a theme for a general epis- 
 tle to all in this dominion whom it may 
 concern. It is humbly expected, that, 
 
 in the exercise of your sovereign power, 
 death, or a worse liunishment, shall not 
 be the fate of this production. The 
 writer has a lively horror of the waste- 
 paper basket in your sanctum, and a 
 greater dread of the practice of Editors 
 treating corresi)ondenls with silence. 
 How unfeelingly are tiie innocent 
 strangled in the Judgment Hall of tlie 
 fourth estate, and that, too, without 
 the intervention of a jury, or benefit of 
 the clergy. How vigorously the press 
 usually ])leads for liberal (lOvernment 
 witiiin tlie precincts of the three estates 
 of the realm, but in the fourth estate, its 
 own dominion, arbitrary rule and des- 
 potic sway is the jjrevailing order. But 
 j Mr. Editor, the importance of the above 
 subject and the fact of speaking by au- 
 j thority, embolden the writer to demand 
 j an audience. Perhaps you admit the 
 j usefulness of the subject, but ask 
 whence the authority. Well, sir, the 
 i subject gives authority. We are not to 
 1 ]jut light past our neighbor, and we are 
 to seek every one another's good. Fur- 
 ther, your servant was assigned the task 
 — in this way. 
 
 Some months since a worthy bishop 
 of your denomination, whose light 
 shines, being in company of another 
 worthy man and the writer, got into dis- 
 course on the flourishing state of the 
 Baptist body, and passed from the sub- 
 ject of Churches to that of Chapels. It 
 was observed that many of the latter 
 were being built, and not a few of them 
 were comfortable and commodious ; 
 yet how frequently they looked bare for 
 want of shade trees, and what a 'ick 
 there was of sheds, so necessary for the 
 protection of te;.ms at meeting ])laces in 
 the c;ountry. The idea was suggested 
 that the subject was worthy of ventila- 
 tion - -that a chapter in the " Baptist " 
 might be useful, and a majority of two 
 assigned the duty of writing it to one — 
 not the most fit, hut who could with 
 least truth jilead want of time. 
 
 Pardon so much introduction, and let 
 
 us to the subject. We are told in the 
 
 Ciood Book of a lime when a man was 
 
 I famous according as he had lifted up 
 
 axes u|)on thick trees, and certainly in 
 
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 MISCKLI.ANKOUS. 
 
 143- 
 
 our own Canada a manly, patriotic and 
 iiiJis[Jcnsablo duty lias it been to le- 
 tlccm the eartii from the dominion of 
 the forest. Trees appeared enemies, 
 and he who levelled most was the best 
 citizen. In many places the extermi- 
 nation has been overdone, at least, so 
 well done, that taste, comfort and pro- 
 fit unite in advocating the culture of 
 trees ; and, ere long, he will be con- 
 sidered the best citizen who plants 
 most. Other countries give strict at- 
 tention to this subject. In France, the 
 Government takes the thing in charge, 
 and our neighbors over the line plant 
 freely, for fuel, for sugar and for shade. 
 How delightful are trees around a 
 dwelling house, nor less grateful are 
 they in the vicinity of the house of pray- 
 er. They are a piotection from the 
 storms in winter, and the sun's rays in 
 summer. Again, what beauty they 
 give to the landscape, and how chea])- 
 ly they can be procured. Sufficiently 
 tall grown ones can be transplanted, if 
 necessary care is used, so that the bene- 
 fit may be enjoyed at once. Why 
 should Canadians be behind any other 
 j)eople in beautifying the landscape of 
 their fair country, and adding to the 
 comforts of their public buildings and 
 ])rivate residences. Especially let trees 
 be planted aiound the little sanctuaries 
 growing u]) throughout the land. If 
 l)lain, their jjlainness will l)e covered, if 
 otherwis'-, their beauty will be increas- 
 ed, and future generations praise the 
 tasie and wisdom n' iheir sires, who 
 though the enemies ui trees when too 
 plentiful, became their best friends 
 when scarce. 
 
 .\nd now, a plea for sheds, more 
 necessary than shades. The latter 
 should be done, and the former not \ 
 left undone. To quote again the words 
 uf the Ciootl Book, " A merciful man is 
 merciful to his beast." Does not this 
 saying amount to a command ? N'^crily 
 the tender mercy of the Most High is 
 over all His creatures. How much 
 are we indebted to the horse for means 
 of reaching meeting, and while we sit 
 comfortably within, learning lessons of 
 instruction in daih' life, and drawing 
 
 spiritual supplies from the wells of sal- 
 vation, is it merciful treatment towards 
 the xnimals that trans[)orted us swiftly 
 hither, to leave them shivering in the 
 cold of winter, or sweltering in the heat 
 of summer, without any protection ? 
 Should it not be considered ini])erative 
 in country places that, near all houses 
 of worship, sheds should be erected for 
 teams employed in coming to church ? 
 The voices of mercy, duty and interest 
 unite in urging the necessity of this 
 plea. May they not speak in vain, 
 but may the good sense and good feel- 
 ing of every rural congregation prompt 
 them to verify in jjractice the divine 
 aphorism " a merciful man is merciful 
 to his beast." 
 
 And now, what further need of argu- 
 ment ? The case is so plain and rea- 
 sonable that all can understand, and 
 none can gainsay, 'i'he thing required 
 is action. Ye men of valor, who have 
 slain your thousands of the beautiful 
 forest trees of Canada, will you not lend 
 a hand to restore again the waste places 
 of the land, and beautify your little 
 Zions with the evergreen and maple, 
 so graceful for shade and so beautiful 
 to look upon ? 
 
 And ye men who love to praise the 
 muscle and speed of your horses, have 
 a care for them on Sunday as well as 
 other days, and see that sheds as well 
 as shades become part of the surround- 
 ings that add comfort and beauty to the 
 place whither the families of your 
 neighborhood love to go up to worship 
 in the courts of their Cod. E. W. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, Dec, 1868. 
 
 Sesquipodalian Words. 
 
 There is a beauty in simplicity of 
 speech, and it is pleasing to note the 
 improvement herein among writers and 
 sj-eakers of our day. A wise preacher 
 seldom makes a jiocket dictionary 
 necessary. How delightful it is to read 
 the speeches of men of note in the 
 British Parliament, or a leader in the 
 London T/mis, and to mark the every- 
 day character of the words used. Verily 
 "he may run that readeth." 
 
 Your correspondents, sir, do not 
 
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 144. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 
 often stun us with words of learned 
 length and thundering sound ; but one 
 good man, writing in the Baptist of 
 July 29th, obliged me to lug down 
 Webster to learn what disintei:;ration 
 meant. Perhaps friend Caldwell 
 exclaims : " ignorant fellow !" (iranted 
 — but how many such there are who 
 have not Webster to consult, and why 
 not express a state of separation by a 
 simpler word, particularly when illus- 
 trating a portion of the preaching of 
 Him whom the common people heard 
 gladly. 
 
 BORN OF WATER. 
 
 Mr. Caldwell, in his exposition (if 
 John 3rd and 5th, nndcrlakes the task 
 of diffusing light with much confidence, 
 and treats the views of those who differ 
 from him as of small account. That 
 gcntlema;-. may be safely left to his op- 
 ponents, 101 liis stronghold is assailable 
 at various points. Without pretending 
 to explain what has puzzled wiser heads, 
 will Air. Caldwell permit, in jiassing 
 one or two questions ; albeit the idea of 
 puerile questions tacked to his name 
 somewhat warms him. If water, in the 
 verse referred to, points to Baptism, 
 why not the birth by water precede the 
 birth by the spirit ? The order of the 
 words favors this view, and the expres- 
 sion " born of water," if baptism is 
 meant, clearly teaches baptismal regen- 
 eration, and that, without baptism there 
 is no salvation. In verse 3 it reads : 
 " except a man be born again, he can- 
 not seethe kingdom of (iod." Verse 
 5 clearly repeats the same truth, and 
 the expressions : " see the kingdom of 
 God," and " enter the kingdom of Cod" 
 do appear to mean the same thing. 
 The idea that each church of baptized 
 believers is the kingdom of God is 
 surely a novel one, and farther fetched 
 than that of holding "born of water" to 
 mean something else than baptism. 
 Mr. Caldwell's argument, " water is 
 water," smacks of Luther's reasoning 
 anent the real presence ; " This is my 
 body." Now water is used very often 
 in the Bible figuratively. In one place 
 it means mucii people. In Isaiah 55 
 and I, " Ho, everyone that thirsteth. 
 
 come ye to the waters," it merns the 
 gospel, or it may be termed the Jiwrd. 
 Psalm 119: "Wherewithal shall a 
 young man cleanse his way ? By tak- 
 ing heed thereto according to thy 
 word." " I prevented the dawning of 
 the morning and cried, I hoped in thy 
 word.'" In the New Testament concur- 
 rent passages point strongly to the word 
 being the co-operative power with the 
 Spirit, and would seem to justify the 
 sense cf John 3rd and 5th as if it read, 
 "except a man be born of the wordiiWi^ 
 of the Spirit he cannot enter the king- 
 dom of God." John 15th and 3rd : 
 " Now are ye clean through the word 
 which I have spoken unto you." 17th 
 chapter, 7th verse : " Sanctify them 
 through thy truth, thy word is truth." 
 Ephesians 5, 26 : "That he might 
 sanctify and cleanse it with the washing 
 of water by the word." i Peter i, 23 : 
 " Born again, not of corruptible seed, 
 but of incorruptible by the word of God 
 which liveth and abideth forever." 
 
 Pray, friend Caldwell, don't be 
 wrathy witii v.riters who withhold their 
 names ; the number is vast ; the practice 
 has its benefits ; at any rate, what can't 
 be cured must be endured, and, if you 
 will be advised, be a little more cour- 
 teous with your opponents. You see 
 self interc>.i dictates the caution, so 
 that, if you think it worth while to smite 
 my pate, which is rather bare, the 
 stroke may be that of the righteous : 
 " as excellent oil that shall not break 
 the head. " 
 
 PERSONAL. 
 
 Mr. Editor, it is to be hoped that 
 your long journeys have benefitted your 
 inward as well as your outward man. 
 Report saith the latter is slimmer than 
 it was won't to be — a beneficial change 
 this hot weather. No doubt hard work 
 rather than Mr. Banting merits the 
 credit. It is pleasant to hear ]jeoplc 
 praise your good nature and agreeable 
 deportment, and it may be inferred that 
 your way was jirosperous in the inter- 
 ests of your pajjer. 
 
 It seems the spirit of liberality was 
 largely poured out at Papineauville, 
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 145. 
 
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 your share, but the lion's portion anoth- 
 er interest claimed and reteived. Dr. 
 Fyfe is a very gentlemanly beggar, and 
 holds the giver to he the benefitted 
 part} — strange logic for a Professor to 
 teach, yet, stranger still, he backs the 
 opinion by scripture ; " It is more bles- 
 sed to give than to receive." In one 
 corner of the Ottawa, wliere the Rev. 
 Dr. i)reached, there were several 
 Brethren, (Plymouihist.s,) in the audi- 
 ence. The words: "This one thing I 
 do," dtc, were improved to much profit, 
 and the Brethren were agreeably dis- 
 ap|)ointed that a minister maker should 
 teach so soundly. 
 
 A PLVMOUIH APOSTLIC. 
 
 These people are just now enjoying, 
 at different points along the river, the 
 services of Air. Baynes, IJursar of Mc- 
 (lill College, Montreal. This gentle- 
 man is a great improvement on Mr. 
 Hook. He has a good voice, good de- 
 livery, and advances most excellent 
 matter, yet strangely mixes with it most 
 unaccountable statements. For instance 
 in one of his addresses, he classed Bap- 
 tists with Catholics and Episcopalians, 
 and declared they all baptized people 
 into their churches. Of the Baptists, 
 he said the reason so many of them 
 were stark full of the world, was the 
 fact of their members being so baptized 
 into the church. He declared that the 
 Baptists had, like the Presbyterians and 
 E[)isco])alians, a creed, while the New 
 Testament was the only authority in 
 faith and practice. At the close, a Bap- 
 tist asked him where the creed he had 
 alluded to was to be found, as he had 
 neither seen nor heard of such. Mr. 
 Baynes replied that he had been favor- 
 ed with a copy this very day. In re- 
 ligion men should be honest, and fault 
 finders exemplary. The said document 
 was never submitted to the Baptist 
 Church in the locality or adopted by 
 them, and is simply a statement of the 
 doctrines believed by Baptists generally, 
 with the ])assages of Scrijjture in jiroof 
 thereof, not one of which, it is believed 
 would Mr. Baynes dissent from. 
 Further, it has not even been circulated 
 so widely as a document of a similar 
 
 character, drawn up by Mr. Baynes 
 hiin.self, and entitled "Propositions for 
 all Believeis." 
 
 Although an improvement on Mr. 
 Hook, the same spirit, modified, pos- 
 sesses the teacher. He seems to love 
 to break down churches, and to build 
 on other men's foundations, rather than 
 occupy new fields and recruit from the 
 subjects of .Satan. The presence of 
 dog:- has a peculiar effect on the minds 
 of both. They impute to the devil the 
 presence of these animals,, yet the 
 people are blamed. Mr. Baynes told 
 the congregation jjlaiiily, whatever they 
 did when others held forth, they must 
 keej) their dogs at home when he 
 preached. Very good advice, but 
 equally good whoever preaches— yet, if 
 Satan brings them, how can the people 
 help it ? 
 
 On one occasion, when Mr. Baynes 
 was belaboring the sects, an old Baptist 
 vas unfortunately moved to make some 
 reply, but was snubbed by the jjreacher 
 in a way very unlike the character of a 
 gentlemnn or spirit of a christian, and 
 in striking contrast to the example of 
 Him who endured the contradiction of 
 sinners, and who taught His followers 
 to " resist not evil." 
 
 Mr. Baynes is a decided believer in 
 immersion, and administered the ordi- 
 nance to three candidates in the Ottawa. 
 His address on the subject was admir- 
 able, but his manner of baptizing un- 
 usual in this region. On reaching the 
 water's edge, he took off his coat, and 
 minus all but shirt and pants, looked 
 much like a man prepared for labor or 
 war. He led out in succession three 
 young females, and immersed them in 
 this wise. He first asked the name, 
 
 and then said: "C , dost thou 
 
 believe in the name of the only begot- 
 ten Son of God ? C , dost thou 
 
 desire to be baptized into the death 
 and resurrection of the Son of God ?" 
 An afifirmative being given to each 
 query, he proceeded. " C , I bap- 
 tize thee into the name of the Father, 
 Son and Holy Spirit." 
 
 Mr. Baynes denounces the chapter 
 from Spurgeon which appeared lately 
 
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 146. 
 
 MISCKI.LANKOUS. 
 
 in the " Baptist " as a tissue of lies, but 
 its truth is verified in many respects by 
 what we see around us. K. W. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, Aug. 6, 1869. 
 
 Sheriff Treadwell. 
 
 'J'd Ihf Eilitor 0/ llir Oihiirii (yithcn : 
 
 Sir,— Our indefatigable friend Sheriff 
 Treadwell, has lately returned from 
 Ottawa trium])lKint. The Central 
 Railroad is no longer a myth, hut a 
 certain (to be) fact. Mr. Brydges may 
 hide his diminished head — his power 
 and pomp and special car notwith- 
 standing. Our sheriff does not care a 
 fig for him. The North Shore shall be 
 tlie route from Chatham, thence to 
 Hawkesbury and L'Orignal, onward 
 somewhere to the shore of the Pacific. 
 The Sheriff supposed none could 
 surjiass him in matters of railroads, but 
 he found a man in the capital who 
 knew twice as much as himself 
 fortunately, Mr. Wadington had come 
 there for the same great |)urpose — a 
 road to the Pacific. Consequently 
 they worked in harmony, and did so to 
 a purpose. The necessary notice hav- 
 ing been given. Parliament is i)etition- 
 ed, and it is fondly anticipated, so soon 
 as the members shall have found re- 
 pose after the private, civic and Covern- 
 mental dances, the Red River mess, 
 and sundry other weighty matters, and 
 personal cpiarrels are adjusteil, they 
 will take in hand this great national 
 scheme, and decide on it in a manner 
 worthy of its immense importance. 
 
 In the meantime, the worthy Sheriff 
 leaves no stone unturned, in order 
 thoroughly to leaven the entire com- 
 munit)' with his views of the unspeak- 
 able value of this great highway and 
 short way to China. 
 
 He regards the measure as one of 
 life or death to Canada. Sir John A. 
 once said : "annexation is dead and 
 buried in the Potterfield." Sheriff 
 Treadwell adds : " build the Pacific 
 road and the monster will never — no 
 never witness a day of resurrection." 
 Neglect to do so, and the viper may 
 any day come forth body and soul with 
 
 refreshed energies, and hand us over, 
 \ body and bones, to the tender mercies 
 of Yankeedom. 
 
 Our Sheriff, tor one educated south 
 of 45, is very loyal. Loyalty is a virtue 
 not scarce in any part of Canada, but 
 in our friend's bosom it burns with un- 
 common force. In fact, so great is his 
 abhorrence of Republicanism, that he 
 would class it among the sins from 
 which Christians .should pray : "good 
 Lord deliver us." To avert so great an 
 evil as annexation, to open up channels 
 of trade, and to develoj) and settle the 
 British portion of this vast continent, 
 are the avowed motives that prompt 
 the Sheriff to stretch every power he 
 possesses, of body and mind, in order 
 to make said road. The project has 
 been with him the day dream of many 
 years, but ot late, unusual efforts have 
 been put forth. Leading statesmen in 
 England have received de.s])atches 
 from L'Orignal- Sir John Young has 
 been addressed, and likewise His 
 Royal Highness Prince Arthur, by our 
 untiring triend. He told His Excel- 
 lency he would build the road in one 
 year with wooden rails, or in three 
 years with steel rails Ten thousand 
 men were to be put immediately to 
 work, and thus the millenial jieriod 
 of railroads was to be ushered 
 in with a breath from the lips of one 
 man whose faith shames that of all the 
 worthies of whom we read. Samson's 
 feats were of no account, the falling of 
 the walls of Jericho insignificant com- 
 pared to the achievements of our 
 Sheriff 
 
 Mountains will skip out of the way, 
 valleys will suddenly fill up, bridges, 
 ready-made, offer to span every river, 
 stones and gravel shower down as re- 
 quired, lies to order fill their proper 
 places, and rails fit for use spring up 
 from mother earth and volunteer their 
 services. Rolling stock the good man 
 overlooks, and statimis may not be re- 
 quired. But should botli be necessary, 
 perhaps additional time will be asked 
 for these, or his fairy wand may sjieak 
 them from nought on the instant. Pen 
 and press having been fully brought to 
 
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MISCKl.I.ANKOUS. 
 
 147. 
 
 way, 
 
 iher, 
 le- 
 iDlier 
 up 
 their 
 man 
 re- 
 
 hear on the powers that be, both legis- 
 lative and executive, as well as on 
 royalty, to learn the effect and further 
 advocate his great scheme, our good 
 friend made his visit to Ottawa. 
 
 Mis travel thither was slow and cheer- 
 less, througii drifting snow and against 
 bitter winds. Nothing daunted this 
 hero of the rail pushed forward, ever 
 and anon resting iiis horse while lie read 
 and spoke t(j dwellers by the way on 
 the great theme of the road. 
 
 Many attractions were i)resentc(l in 
 the city, calculated to allure ordinary 
 mortals, but the Sheriff heeded them 
 not. Even the monster hall, graced 
 by the presence of His Royal Highness, 
 the (lOvernor-General, the Houses of 
 I'arliamcnt, and much of the beauty 
 and fashion of the Dominion, failed to 
 biib^ nim from his beloved track. 
 
 He left Ottawa deluged in bliss, con- 
 vinced the road was safe and would 
 soon be finished. When a man sur- 
 reiulers himself thus, body, soul, spirit 
 and brains, for the i)ublic good, it is 
 proper to ask — will he be suitably re- 
 warded ? We jieojile of Prescott and 
 Russell, knowing the Sheriff, by so 
 much labor, is unfitting himself for one 
 service, desire to know if a fitting situ- 
 ation as manager, or other lucrative 
 birth awaits his acceptance. For a 
 ([uarter of a century the good man has 
 held his present office, and never 
 stretched the neck of any of us, and if 
 in the service of the road, life would be 
 equally safe, what a blessing to have 
 such a manager. In view of parting, we 
 say fiirewell, dear Sheriff It', in making 
 tlie road, you bore mountains as you ; 
 have bored men, they will, like the 
 latter, quickly get out of your way. 
 
 If the great end of yourlife be ended 
 before your days are, we wish you a 
 triumphant passage over the track, in 
 your special car, to celebrate the great 
 event. As you fly past, the forest trees 
 will cla]3 their hands. The sleepers 
 beneath will awaken and cry — all hail ! 
 Tlie waves of the Pacific will lift up 
 their heads in praise, and all nature do 
 worship to tiie man whom all men will 
 delight to honor, if you keep faith by 
 
 building, in such short time, this long 
 road. But in the language of the writs 
 you ofttime serve ; " Herein fail not at 
 your peril." 
 
 Yours truly. 
 
 Vindicator. 
 United Counties of Prescott and 
 Ru.ssell, March nth, 1870. 
 
 To lln' Editov of tlw Otkuvn Citizen: 
 
 Sir, -Our friend, the Sheriff, has again 
 descended from the capital, and again 
 a storm in the elements has signalized 
 ills movements. But on this occasion 
 the good man's fitce bespeaks a storm 
 within as well as one without. 
 
 He is very wrathy with the writer and 
 publisher of the letter referring to " his 
 honor," whic'h appeared lately in the 
 Citizen. Will you kindly ventilate this 
 attemiJt to mollify his feelings and 
 smooth, if i)ossible, the rippled surface 
 of his temper. My gnod fellow, neither 
 (jf the offending parties would harm a 
 hair of your head. But if you will sup- 
 ply food for fun, why should we not 
 enjoy it, and share the benefit with 
 others ? Are you not aware the greatest 
 men, at the seat of our great emi^ire, 
 are, in turn, made the butt of sport for 
 the amusement of the people ? Rather 
 take the notice of yourself as a compli- 
 ment ; and do not threaten the Citizen 
 with the loss of your patronage, for be 
 assured this is the surest way to give it 
 a lift. Neither pour upon the head of 
 the anonymous scribbler the vials of 
 your wrath, and term his pencillings 
 scurrillous. No definer of language 
 would a])i)iy the word to anything said 
 in tliis offensive artiLle. 
 
 No, dear Sheriff, we have too often 
 broken in company the bread of mu- 
 tual hospitality, and taken jirofitable 
 counsel together, to permit a word of 
 slander to be said, much less published, 
 of a man, whose private character is as 
 blameless as yours. But in matters of 
 public life, you must thicken your skin 
 to endure such thumps as your attitude 
 in the conflict of discussion may invite. 
 
 Deem it honorable, rather than 
 otherwise, to be regarded ahead of the 
 age, and [lartially crazed on a variety 
 
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 148. 
 
 MISCKLLANKOUS. 
 
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 of subjects, especially wlien these are 
 measures of national importance. He 
 assured, fools are not tlie kind of people 
 to become insane, and the cry of mad- 
 men is an old story. I'aul was mad 
 because he had too much learning. A 
 celebrated philosopiier was no better, 
 because he announced the true theory 
 that the earth, not tiie sun, moved. An 
 engineer was afterwards iin|)risoned and 
 pronounced insane, for discovering and 
 teaching the theory of tlie steam engine. 
 To come nearer home, tlie Hon. John 
 Young was jjronounced mad wlien he 
 first suggested to bridge the St. Law- 
 rence, and other great schemes, now 
 realities in Canada. Now, dear sir, 
 why be angry with us for making light 
 of youi proposal to build a road to the 
 Pacific in one year, and putting ten 
 thousand men to work in such a hurry? 
 riease allow us tlie pleasure of saying 
 you are mad, and give us proof that 
 there is method in your niadnes.s. Was 
 it out of place to credit you with greater 
 faith than many of the worthies of 
 whom we read, possessed, especially 
 when you promised us greater achieve- 
 ments than they ever attemi)ted. In 
 making such promises you forgot an 
 important doctrine in the Christian 
 faith, and one which is eciually true in 
 secular things — namely, that faith with- 
 out works 'j dead, being alone. You 
 should r ot be offended at the remark 
 that your eady training was obtained 
 south of 45. It is no disgrace to any 
 man to be born where I'eabody was, or 
 to be educated in a land whose learned 
 men are authorities in theology, law 
 and science, among the literati oS. older 
 countries. 
 
 Again, dear Sheriff, good-by. Take 
 more kindly the jokes of your friends ; 
 and if you would be advised by one of 
 them, be more i)ractical in future. 
 Theory alone is starving fare to live on. 
 Be persuaded also to do one thing at a 
 time. 
 
 You are aware in the past, how many 
 things you have attempted, and where 
 are they all now ? 
 
 The number of your fruitless schemes 
 are legion. Millings, boatings and 
 
 merchandize, with the manufacturing of 
 sundry wooden articles, were mixed 
 with cutting cordwood, building 
 wharves, and general agriculture. 
 Special agriculture, in the shape of 
 grape.s, bees and flax, accompanied 
 with tile and brick making, were 
 intermixed with attention to land sjiecu- 
 lation, — the claims of religion ; temper- 
 ance, ])olitics, and an effort to enter 
 Parliament, and the varied and jier- 
 plexing duties of High Sheriff. Added 
 to all tiiese, the absorbing interests of 
 the Empire, involving extensive corres- 
 pondence with men in power, both in 
 Canada and Britain, with special efforts 
 for roads in general, and railroads in 
 [jarticular, and what a picture is pre- 
 sented of a busy life, ending in vanity 
 and vexation of spirit. One thought 
 alone, dear Sheriff, is left to cheer your 
 spirits, in viewing the desolation of 
 your airy castles. If you have done 
 little, you have attempted much, both 
 for yourself and the public. The tri- 
 bunal of heaven recognizes the motive 
 for the deed. May you draw comfort 
 from this thought while you live, and 
 may it contribute to your happiness 
 when you die. Adieu. 
 
 ViNDICAIOR. 
 
 United Counties of Prescott and 
 Russell, March 17th, 1870. 
 
 March of Improvement. 
 
 To the Editor of the Oltawa Citizen : 
 
 Sir, — The march of imi)rovement is 
 pleasing to every mind interested in the 
 well being of man. Such minds will 
 weep with those who weep, and rejoice 
 witli those who rejoice. The degree of 
 this feeling must, however, be in \)vo- 
 l^ortion to the interest we have in tiie 
 individuals affected. It is well to de- 
 sire the good of all— that every nation 
 and tongue and peojile may |)rosper. 
 But in a special sense it is our duty to 
 seek the good of the nation to which 
 we belong, and pray that " peace may 
 be within her walls, and prosperity with- 
 in her palaces." 
 
 Of Canada we can thankfully exclaim, 
 " The lines have fallen to us in plea- 
 sant ])laces," : " we have a goodly lieri- 
 
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 MISCKLI.ANEOUS. 
 
 149. 
 
 tage." Sectional rivalries will obtain, 
 and diflcrcnt opinions prevail as to 
 which portion of the Dominion is fairer 
 than the otiier, or making the greater 
 strides in improvement. A little boast- 
 ing herein may be tolerated in all. " A 
 citizen of no mean city," boasted a great 
 man of old, spe;iking of himself, and 
 Paul's example is very safe. 
 
 The dwellers in Ottawa city may well 
 feel proud of the growing prosperity of 
 the capital. Its material improvement 
 is very a))|)arent in the extent of its 
 manufacturing cajjabilities - in the 
 amount and character of its commercial 
 ojjcrations, and in the style and extent 
 of its buildings. Nor are the higher 
 interests of intellectual, moral and re- 
 ligious advancement lagging behind. It 
 can no longer be said : " Ottawa lias a 
 theatre, but not a schooliiouse worthy 
 of tiie name." To notice but one : the 
 school edifice in the western section of 
 tlie city, is a credit to the capital. 
 Under tiie efficient superintendence of 
 Mr Brebner, aided by a respectable 
 staff of teachers, from five hundred to 
 six luindred ciiildren enjoy the benefit 
 of free education. The provision f' 
 the comfort and classification of the 
 chiklren has been carefully studied. 
 The order which ])revails, and the ap- 
 parent interest of^ the pujjils in their 
 lessons, speak well for the system pur- 
 sued in the school. 
 
 In its religious interests, Ottawa 
 furnishes very many and some fme 
 houses of worship. Within the recol- 
 lection of the writer, these were few and 
 far between, and very primitive. It is 
 worthy of notice how many shades of 
 faith there are among men. This fact 
 furnishes argument for charity as well 
 as for thankfulness that all can worship 
 (jod, none daring t.) make them afraid. 
 The shades of religious belief are grow- 
 ing with the growth of the inhabitants 
 of Ottawa. In earlier days Roman 
 Catliolic, Church of England, Church 
 of Scotland and Methodist were the 
 only sects here. 
 
 Please permit a !)rief reference to the 
 services of three of the numerous religi- 
 ous bodies at present in the city, as 
 
 witnessed on Sabbath, the 19th instant. 
 The Baptist Church, meeting in Queen 
 street, is at i)resent without a [)astor. 
 Service commenced at 1 1 a. ni. The 
 pulpit was occupied by Mr. Easton, a 
 gentleman recently from England, who 
 is temporarily sui)plying this church. 
 The attendance was fair. Among the 
 congregation we noticed some members 
 of Parliament from far West and far 
 East. Mr. Easton has a very youthful 
 ajjpearance. His manner is demon- 
 strative and earnest. He has consider- 
 able fluency of speech, and, with care, 
 will make an acceptable speaker. After 
 singing, ])rayer, and reading several 
 portions of .scripture, he announced his 
 text, Jeremiah 3rd and 22nd: " Return 
 ye backsliding children and I will heal 
 your backsliding." These words were 
 considered under three heads- — the 
 nature, the causes and cure of back- 
 sliding. Indifferences, coldness of 
 heart, lack of interest in the worship 
 and service of God, and growing world- 
 liness were evidences of retrogression in 
 religion. The causes were many — - 
 neglect of secret prayer, neglect of 
 ding the word, neglecting attendance 
 at the sanctuary, permitting the world 
 to hold a primary instead of a second- 
 ary place in the heart. The cure was 
 indited in the text by the word return. 
 This stei^ was the grand restorative, do 
 thy first works and I will heal you. The 
 sermon was illustrated and enforced 
 with much energy and fervor. 
 
 On .\shburnham Hill stands a quaint 
 looking (lunch edifice, in which worship 
 a body, which take the name of the 
 " Catholic Apostolic Church." What- 
 ever fault or failings the adherents of 
 this sect have in doctrine or practice, 
 in one particular they are truly Apos- 
 toli<-, as they levy no contributions on 
 the outside world. " iMee seats and no 
 collection" is their ))ractice. At 5 p. 
 m. their usual evening service began. 
 A ])erson, aware of the fact that Mr. 
 Irving, theoriginatorof this body, was a 
 Presbyterian, feels taken aback on wit- 
 nessing, for the first time, its worship. 
 Not much, if any, of the church of the 
 covenanter is left, and the service ap 
 

 
 ISO. 
 
 MISCELI.ANKOUS. 
 
 pears to partake of the Roman Catholic 
 and E|)iscopal kinds. 
 
 The congregation had sat silently for 
 a short s|)ace, when, from a side door, 
 entered a number of men, arrayed in 
 vestments of different colors hiack. 
 white and i)urple. As they entered, 
 all arose, and the service began. The 
 prayers were intoned, responses were 
 made by the peo|jle, and the creed re- 
 peated. During the saying of prayer, 
 a man, who ai)i)eared chief among the 
 officiating characters, stepped forward 
 to the end of the building, and opened 
 the door of a small elevated cupboard 
 or ark and took out a veiled object, to 
 whicli he bowed and kneeled several 
 times during the service, and restored 
 it to its place towards the close. This 
 ofificer, who is jirubably the High Priest 
 kej>t his back to the people during por- 
 tions of the service, as he faced tiie ob- 
 ject named. Hynuis were sung during 
 worship, a lesson from tlie I5il)le read 
 at one side of the building, and after- 
 wards a sermon jjreached at the other 
 side. Tlie sermon did not embrace 
 practical or doctrinal teaching. The 
 gentleman, wlio spoke in an easy and 
 ready strain, desired to assure his hear- 
 ers that, as tilings now stood, religious 
 matters were very much out of joint. 
 People were looking for, and e.xjjecting 
 an improvemenl in tlie world, but were 
 looking in vain. The continuance of 
 war was i lof positive of this, and 
 things would never be put to rights 
 until the Saviuur came, i)ersonally, to 
 reign on tie earth. 
 
 At half- )ast six, service in Knox's 
 Church, Lower Town, began. Mr. Mc- 
 Laren's appearance impresses you as one 
 possessing mental as well as ])hysical 
 force. When you have heard him, you 
 feel sensible that he is a man of religi- 
 ous power, also, and a valuable acqui- 
 sition to the ministerial corps of the 
 Ottawa churches. After the usual in- 
 troductory exercises of prayer, singing, 
 and reading the word, he announced, 
 as the subject of consideration, the ex- 
 clamation of Agrip])a, — Acts 26th and 
 28th — " Almost tiiou per; uadest me to 
 be a Christian." These words were 
 
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 considered under three heads what it 
 was to be only almost jjeisuaded to be 
 a Christian, what it was to be wholly 
 such, and the (U)nse(]uence of being 
 merely alaiost peisuaded. 
 
 The preacher observed that the i)er- 
 sons ])resent wiien the language of the 
 text was uttered, were rejirescntative 
 characters. Felix evidently " cared for 
 none of these things ;" while Agrippa. 
 ivho was a Jew, and not ignorant of the 
 ex|)eclations of the jews, was nearly, 
 but not {juite, prepared to accept the 
 new faith. In I'aul isexempliticd what 
 it is to be altogctlier a Cliristian. The 
 position of the alinost-a-Chri.stian, was 
 forciljiy illustrated by reference to every- 
 day experience, and one striking exam 
 pie, (|uoted from Scripture, in proof of 
 how near the mark a man may be, and 
 yet utterly miss the i)rize. The young 
 man in the (iospel averred he hail kept 
 all the law from his youtii, and as Jesus 
 looked on him, he loved iiim. But, 
 knowing the heart, he tested its sin- 
 cerity, and bade the young man sell all 
 that he had, and give to the poor, and 
 take up his cross and follow the Saviour. 
 Alas, the young man became sad, and 
 went away grieved, for he had great 
 ])o.ssessions, which he i)referred to the 
 treasure of heaven. 
 
 The man who is altogctlier a ('hris- 
 tian, has accepted the terms ol the Cos- 
 jjel. By a simple act of faith in, and 
 trust on the merits of Christ, through 
 his blood, shed for sinners. This sort 
 of faith was ap'ly ])ictured in the v.,jids 
 of a dying Christian, who, on being 
 asked the ground of her hope, replied : 
 " I have taken Cod at His word." The 
 altogether Christian will not onlyaccejJt 
 the doctrines taught in the Bible, but 
 will square his conduct thereby. 
 
 The consequences of being merely 
 almost a Christian are fearful — near 
 heaven, yet going down to hell — like a 
 boat hurrying to the fearful leaj) of 
 Niagara, nearly gains the shore, but 
 not quite, and jilunges, with all on 
 board, into the dread abyss. 
 
 The introduction of hymns, more 
 generally into Presbyterian worshiiJ, is 
 a i)leasing sign of progress, and it was 
 
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 cept 
 
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 liiear 
 Ike a 
 
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 1), is 
 
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 pleasant to listen to the words of Wes- 
 ley at the close, in tlie heautiful hymn : 
 "JeBU, ri'fu>{« of my soul," 
 
 May this congregation long enjoy the 
 ministrations of its present minister, 
 wlio appears to be a workman not 
 njediiig to he ashamed, and worthy to 
 fill the place of its late liighly respected 
 l)astor. Vindicator. 
 
 I'ebruary, 1871. 
 
 An Indignant Farmer. (Verb. et. lit.) 
 
 Mr. Editor, — I believe the Free 
 Press is free to hear, and forward to aid 
 in redressing the just wrongs of Her 
 Majesty's liege peoijle. 
 
 Well, your honor, I am a farmer, 
 and magnify my office. 
 
 My farm lies below the city many 
 miles, and to reach it, by land, I pass 
 over the front, or Montreal and Ottawa 
 road. Your honor is aware that a 
 company have macadamized some few 
 miles or so, near the city, of this ro.td, 
 but left the balance beyond, to take 
 care of itself, of which more anon. 
 'I'iie portion macadamized comes to a 
 period with a very long bridge, over 
 ( J Veen's Creek. 
 
 This selfsame bridge, your honor, is 
 made an advertising convenience, and 
 is fairly covered with the names of 
 scores of your merchants, setting forth 
 the quality and description of their 
 goods. If, thereby, the newspapers are 
 cheated, they can care for their own 
 interests ; I pass on to what concerns 
 my own craft. Against one advertise- 
 ment in the lot, 1 make a most solemn 
 jjiotest. I do so as a conservator of 
 the peace, and also as a tiller of the 
 soil. It is in relation thereto I bespeak 
 your powerful assistance. It reads 
 thus : 
 
 " Farmers, if you want your hides 
 tanned, go to Woodland's." 
 
 New, Mr. Editor, what think you of 
 such language, set forth in large charac- 
 ters, on the said bridge, over which we 
 . must pass, and pay for doing so? Your 
 honor knows we are a sensitive class of 
 men. We are sensitive as toour rights 
 in the matter of good prices for our 
 
 produce, also of our importance at elec- 
 tion times, as well as the dignity of our 
 profession. 
 
 What does this gentleman mean ? Is 
 he a bully, and offers a general chal- 
 lenge to all of us who want a licking, 
 to go to him, and he will tan our hides 
 for us ? If so, we commend him to 
 the care and keeping of the efficient 
 Chief of Police, Thomas I.angrell, Esq. 
 
 Or, does he offer his services to color 
 our skins by the application of tan 
 juice ? If the latter is intended, we 
 want none of h' > heathenish tatooing 
 l)eri'ornied on our Chri-stian bodies. 
 Should the oflfensive missive point to 
 our animals, we request Mr. Wooland 
 to distinguish between our cow's hides 
 and our own hides, and avoid the ap- 
 pearance of wounding our dignity. 
 
 And now, Mr. Editor, a word, in 
 l)assing, to the above named company. 
 Oentlemen, do you think it fair and 
 honorable to m.icadamize a very few 
 miles at one end of a long road, con- 
 tinue to levy revenue, and advance no 
 further with making the rest of the road. 
 Persons living at any distance from the 
 city, think, if they must travel the 
 greater part of tlie way over common 
 roads, there is very little benefit in hav- 
 ing a short distance at the end very 
 good, as this very good piece does not 
 enable them to take any larger loads. 
 
 Again, toll is collected, in the winter 
 the same as in summer, while the road 
 is very little, if any, injured by travel, 
 and cahots are allowed to remain uncut 
 very often to the annoyance and detri- 
 ment of the public. Is this right ? 
 And now for a word of advice, if such 
 will be taken on the back of censure. 
 Oentlemen, if you want your great 
 bridge on Oreen's creek to last, cover it. 
 It will last three times as long as it will 
 if you do not. S])ace can be left at 
 the sides for sufficient snow to drift in, 
 and light will also be thereby afforded 
 for reading the advertisements, but if 
 you set at naught justice and counsel, 
 you deserve to be sent to Woodland's, 
 to "get your hides tanned." 
 
 A Farmer. 
 
 Banks of the Ottawa, April 28, 187 1. 
 
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 Oil Tobacco. 
 
 Mr. Eduor, — Many ot your read- 
 ers heartily tlianked Fatlier Hates fcr 
 liis article in the Baptist some time 
 since, denouncing the use ot tobacco. 
 The fearless, oiitsi)oken manner in 
 which the good man treated the subject 
 was very refreshing. The writer res- 
 pectfully suggests lie should have gone 
 a stej) further, and condennied ihe 
 trade in this expensive, injurious in- 
 dulgence. 
 
 Will you kindly permit an additional 
 testimony on the side of reform ? Is 
 it not time to lift up tiie voice, and, in 
 no uncertain sound, beseech our friends 
 and neighbors to abstain from using or 
 selling the deleterious weed ? My 
 brother, think you our Creator intended 
 tobacco for the purpose to whicii \vi\\ 
 apply it ? 
 
 I'lease answer tliis (]uestion honestly 
 and in view of the facts that you had 
 much trouble to learn to use tobacco, 
 and would have much greater trouble 
 to learn to unuse it, in truth, that you 
 are enslaved by a flesh'y lust ; anil know- 
 by sliarp exjierience, that an artificial 
 appetite is more insatiable in its de- 
 mands than a natural one. -Vdvocates 
 of total abstinence, how can you justify 
 your practice of using tobacco, when 
 so many of the arguments you urge 
 against the use of intoxicating licjuors, 
 apply with equal force against the use 
 of tobacco? You conjure the drunk- 
 ard to break his chain and assert his 
 manhood, while you yoinself are as 
 much a slave as he, inu only to another 
 habit, and one. too. not remotely related 
 to inebriety. 
 
 " Christian," the apjjellation in 
 which you glorv, istermetl, by one ofour 
 poets, "the highest style of man."' Do 
 you walk worthy of your high calling, 
 and magnify your celestial ability as a 
 son of the Almighty, when yo i)ermit 
 vourself to be in bondage to this pre- 
 vailing vice ? 
 
 ''(!hristian Merchant," m trading in 
 tobacco, are you benefitting your fellow- 
 man, and aiming to promote the glory 
 of (k)d ? Do you, in selling the article 
 
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 give your customer value for his money 
 and can you, with a good conscience, 
 recommend it ? If the Master was now 
 on earth, ai.J should enter your store 
 as you weighed out such goods, would 
 you feel ;;11 right } 
 
 Is it not more likely a tinge o*' shame 
 would maiit'e your brow, bein)j consci- 
 ous of violating the divine < onnnand, 
 " Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory 
 of dod." In selling tobacco, which do 
 you love most vour neighbor, or his 
 money ? 
 
 "Christian Ministei," your example 
 and precept are needed to abate the 
 wide-spread consvmiption of tobacco. 
 'l"he church and the world have a right 
 to claim your assistance in very good 
 work. 
 
 If the practice here compuiUied of is 
 b.id, is it not your duty to denoimce it ? 
 On the other hand, if it is gooti, is it 
 not your duty to re<'ommencl it. and let 
 us all have the benefit generally ? 
 
 If good for the minister, why not for 
 the people, and all the people ? 
 
 If good for me, why not for my wife, 
 and if good for both, why not for the 
 cliildren ? Let us be consistent and 
 unselfish in our conduct. 
 
 What is learned in youth is generally 
 well learned, and if smoking and chew- 
 ing and snulfing are benelicial to our 
 race, let our children begin early. 
 .\mong other gifts to our Sundav 
 S hools. why not cigars be included tn 
 girls and boys alike ? 
 
 These sometimes form gitts to niinis- 
 t.'r^. If proper in one case, whv not in 
 the other ? \'ery many Christians are 
 injuring their health, and shortening 
 their days by the use of tobacco. 
 
 Tneir example ii also injurious to the 
 rising generation. The habit is not 
 oi\ly bad in an indiv idual sense, but it 
 is a nuisance in the domestic < ire le as 
 well as in general societv. 
 
 .\gain, how frei]uently are unseemly 
 scenes witnessed in the sanctuary in 
 connection with il. 
 
 l'"or instance, a participant in the 
 communion, removing the quid from 
 his mouth to receive the bread ;ind 
 wine, \, hich looks verv much like serv- 
 
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 ing God and mammon — the flesh as 
 much as the Spirit. And, in country 
 places, the haste to light up pipes after 
 service, bespeaks little reverence for the 
 solemn duties of worship, and manifest 
 the power of an evil habit. May we 
 not hope better days will dawn on the 
 church and the world, and that Chris- 
 tians will see more fully their tluty, and 
 he more willing to do it ? The writer 
 knows many instances of young con- 
 verts giving up this habit from a sense 
 of duty, as well as many old men doing 
 so, after indulging for ten, twenty 
 and thirty years. He, however, regrets 
 to state that he knows only of one Chris- 
 tian merchant, -vho, from principle, does 
 not sell tobacco. 
 
 .\ few years back, the Ottawa asso- 
 ciation was held at a small village, on 
 the banks of our noble river. Among 
 many resolutions introduced, was one, 
 condemning the use of tobacco. 'I'he 
 gathering was divided on the subject, for 
 among ministers and members were 
 some who dearly loved the weed. Dur- 
 ing the debate, a jiale looking Christian 
 man stood up anti asked the cjueslion : 
 " Ls it sinful to use tobacco ?" 
 
 A prominent minister explained away 
 the sin of the habit, and the poor man, 
 who bore evident marks of being injured 
 thereby, smoked away, and soon died. 
 This e.xcellent minister lost a grand oj)- 
 portunity of doing much good. Vet i 
 he did not favor the practice by exam- 
 ple ; on the contrary, he had renounced 
 the habit for the sake of example, and 
 uses his great intluence with young men I 
 against it. 
 
 Now, should not the question ; " Is 
 it sinful to use tobacco?" (as generally 
 used) be answered in the affirmative ? 
 Methinks I'ather Bates would say yes. 
 Soberly, lot us consider the cost of the 
 habit and -try, if we can, to estimate 
 its baneful effects on the human family, 
 both mentally and bodily. .\gainst 
 these let us place the benefits, (if there 
 be any,) and the fair dedui tion would 
 be, that the use of tob.acco in the world 
 is a monster evil to mankind, and if so, 
 is it not sin in a Christian to lend his 
 influence to perpetuate this evil ? 
 
 Dr. Wood, a celebrated physician of 
 the United States, says : " That the 
 active or poisonous principle of tobacco 
 is one of the most virulent poisons 
 known, and that a drop of it in a state 
 of concentrated solution was sufficient 
 to destroy a dog, and that birds perish- 
 ed as they ajjproached a tub containing 
 it." M. Joly, in addressing the 
 Academy of Science, in France, stated 
 that from 1812 to 1832, the tobacco 
 tax in that country produced 28,000,000 
 francs, and the Lunatic Asylum con- 
 tained 8,000 pat mts. The tobacco 
 revenue has now reached 180,000,000, 
 while there are 44,000 paralytic and 
 lunatic patients in the hospitals, showing 
 that the ir.rrease of lunacy has kept 
 pace with the increase of the revenue 
 of tobacco, and he adds : " The im- 
 moderate use of tobacco, and especially 
 of the pipe, ])roduces a weakness of the 
 brain and in the spinal marrow, which 
 causes madness." Dr. Salmon .says: 
 " more people have died of apoplexy 
 since the use of snuff, in one year, than 
 have died of that disease in a hundred 
 years before. Almost everyone that I 
 have known die of late of that dreadful 
 disease were inveterate snuffers." One 
 writer says : " The cost of tobacco con- 
 sumed in the United States annually, is 
 ,$17,000,000." 
 
 Dr. Cole testifies as follows : " The 
 American Churclies pay :p5,ooo,ooo 
 for tobacco, in all its forms, and less 
 than one million for foreign missions." 
 Such facts might be multiplied to any 
 extent, but enough has been said to 
 challenge aitcntion to this important 
 subject. 
 
 A C'ONSTANT RKADKR. 
 
 A Story on Eats. 
 
 To the E'/ilnr o/f/ic Fi-f" /'irs.i : 
 
 Sir, — Some 27 miles below your 
 flourishing city, occujiying a frontage 
 of nine miles on the bnnks of the 
 noble (Ottawa, is the township of Clar- 
 ence. It takes its royal name from the 
 sailor duke, afterwards William the 
 Fourth. In days long since, the in- 
 habitants of this mcorporati'd block of 
 Upper Canada soil, were n uch tried by 
 
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 marauding parties, in the shape of 
 wild beasts, whicli rohl)ed their corn- 
 fields, hen-roosts and sheep-i)cns. 
 Bravely and successfully they fought 
 for years, wolves, bears, racoons and 
 foxes, and now enjoy comi)arative im- 
 munity from raitls by these freeiiooters. 
 Hut another enemy has entered an ap- 
 pearance of late years, and done us 
 grievous damage. This latter foe has, 
 hitherto, outwitted our shar])est skill, 
 and banished all hojje of relief. Need 
 I tell yon this formidable adversary is 
 commonly railed a rat ? Our cellars, 
 granaries and barns are continuously in- 
 vaded, and great quantities of grain and 
 other food, destrt)yed and fouled by this 
 fearful pest. In fact, they have beromeso 
 numerous and bold, that even our sta- 
 bles are entered, and the vermin will 
 filch from our horses, the very grain 
 they are eating. 
 
 One of our sturdy yeomanry, a keen 
 Irishman, having suffered much from 
 Mr. Rat, set his wits to work and fell 
 upon a i)lan for making reprisal, which 
 has proved a great success, and from 
 which we ho])e much. He is desirous 
 others should hear oi his luck, and 
 benefit by his discov ry ; hence, .Mr. 
 Editor, the occasion for seeking pub- 
 licity to this story on rats. 
 
 .Mr. .Archibald Johnson, living in the 
 aforesaid Township of Clarence, having 
 been grievously exercised in soul, with 
 the conduct of the rats, which infested 
 his ]3reniises, pondered deeply how he 
 might secure a riddance of the nuisance. 
 Finally, he determined he would first 
 cultivate the friendship of the rats, and 
 take advantage of their confidence to 
 the length of extermination. Our friend 
 the rat slayer, is a good conscientious 
 man, but, under the circumstances, 
 considered the end justified the means. 
 Three or four weeks ago he began the 
 execution of his ilesign by throwing to 
 the rats in his stable, jiieces of choice 
 foot!, and continued, dav by day, to 
 feed the fellows, until one day quite a 
 drove entered the stable in search of 
 snacks. .\11 means of egress being 
 carefully closed, oiu' hero, regarding the 
 game present worthy of his 1 lettle, 
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 armed with a shillalah, entered the sta- 
 ble, and the fray began. The poor 
 rats flew here, there and everywhere. 
 Our friend smote to the righi, to the 
 left, behind and before, until not a living 
 rat ■■jmained, and he wn:; weary in the 
 work, but not of it. Uis next business 
 was to number the slain and ,^4 line fat 
 fellows lay /lead around — which would 
 have been a tempting lot to the be- 
 sieged in Pari.s. As none escaped to 
 tell the news, fresh squads arrived oc- 
 casionally, and fared as did the first 
 until 75 were numbered with the de- 
 parted, and the worthy man believes 
 not one remains to tell the story or 
 abate in the least his own glory. 
 
 VlN'DICATOR. 
 
 Clarence, .March 16, 1872. 
 
 To the Eili/or o/thf NewK : 
 
 Dkar Sir, — I regret to encroach 
 further on your space anent the (!ar- 
 dener accident, but your corres])ondent 
 " Canadian," obliges me to do so. If 
 he supposes I intended a slight on his 
 nationality, I beg to undeceive him by 
 stating that, for over thirty years, a 
 French Canadian gentleman has mainly 
 been my family doctor. In imputing 
 lack of delicacy to me, for not alluding 
 to Dr. (iiroux's share in the operation, 
 he is e(|ually at fault. I purposely 
 avoided doing so, ncH wishing to say 
 anything that might injure the profe.s- 
 sional standing of a jjcrson of whom I 
 have no individu.al knowledge. Thereby 
 I am sus])ected of injustice, and called 
 upon to " rectify " my statements. To 
 do so, I must state that 1 was in- 
 formed by .Mr. Gardener and others, at 
 his house, that Dr. Ciiroux came un|)re- 
 ])ared with instruments necessrry for 
 am|)Utaiing |)urposes -that he sat and 
 allowed the suff^erer to bleed jirofusely 
 without rendering any help, until Dr. 
 Metcalf arrived, and that he then ad- 
 vised delay in cutting off the injured 
 limb, whereas the lite of Mr. Oardener 
 depended on this being immediately 
 done. Dr. .Metcalf performed the 
 operation alone, and received no assist- 
 ance whatever from Dr. (liroux, ex- 
 ce])ting in administering the chloroform. 
 
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 lonn. 
 
 The patient has, since, been entirely 
 under the care of Dr. Metcalf, which 
 fact suftkicntly indicates to whom was 
 committed the responsibility ofthis im- 
 portant case. Ifthe.se statements are 
 dis])uted, my informants can, and no 
 doubt, will speak for themselves 
 1 am, iVc, 
 
 Wm. F^dwards. 
 Clarence, Jan. 2, 1878. 
 
 " Light Wanted." 
 
 A benighted " FrotesUint," in your 
 issue of the 23rd ult., under the above 
 cajjtion, notices the supposed irregu- 
 larity of the Central Canada Association 
 in ordaining a young man to the minis- 
 try, at the recommendation of the 
 C>uarterly Board oftlie Convention East, 
 an<l then asks some cpiestions, anent 
 this irregularity, and some others, which 
 I shall try and answer. 
 
 Now, my good friend, Mr. " I'rotes- 
 tint," shall 1 remind you that, when the 
 exodus was made from Rome, many of 
 its customs and doctrines went with 
 the seceders ; that in Protestant F^ng- 
 laiid tiiey had " .-Xcts of Uniformity" 
 and " Conformity," and is it not ])Ossi- 
 ble tliat some of the spirit of these acts 
 iia\e found a lodgement among us Ba])- 
 tists. Wliat are these " usages " you 
 si)eak of but certain rules of conformity 
 established by long use among liie 
 churclies, and every departure there- 
 from noted, and avoided, as a' danger- 
 ous inroad into " long established 
 usage," fr//</.v conformity. Now, Ilook 
 u])on the ceremonies of ordination, as 
 practised auKmg Baptists, as savoring 
 someuJKit of I'opery, and tiie sooner 
 we cease looking to ordination as a sine 
 t///ii lion in a pastor, the l)etter. There 
 can be no wrong in a man being set 
 ajiart as a pastor to a church, or as an 
 I'^vangelist, yet I can find no warrant 
 in the Scripture for ordination being 
 imperative, 'i'hegreatest living preacher 
 of liie day, and a I'ajjtist, too, has never 
 been ordained, just see ulial lie says 
 anent ordination, in tiie June nmnber 
 of the S7i't>t(/ a»(/ Trowel, page 265. 
 
 Now for the answers to your cjueries. 
 
 I St, I should say, yes ; 2nd, no ; 3rd, 
 no ; 4th, yes. 
 
 I cannot discuss all these questions, 
 as I don't care about going into usages, 
 many of them being only of about as 
 much force, as the traditions of the 
 elders. An Association is not a Coun- 
 cil, nor is a Church, or several Churches 
 a Council. In fact, I know of noplace 
 in the New Testament where the term 
 Council is applied to Christians at all. 
 
 No Board or Association, or such 
 gathering has the right to ordain minis- 
 ters. If any power exists at all, it lies 
 with the Church to whom he is minis- 
 ter, or, if he be sent out by the Church 
 as a preacher or laborer. The impo- 
 sition of hands, nowadays, is but a 
 mere usage. The last question is the 
 most remarkable : " Can a minister, 
 not himself ordained, confer valid or- 
 dination on another ?" I would ask, 
 does tile administrator of baptism con- 
 fer any virtue or benefit on the subject 
 of baptism ? There is no benefit be- 
 stowed upon a man, when hands are 
 laid on liis head ; he is the same after 
 as before — neither more nor less. Ordi- 
 nation is merely ajipointing men to any 
 office. The Church can do this as 
 well as a minister, or any number of 
 ministers. A brother, api)ointed by the 
 church, lan ordain a pastor to that 
 church as well as all the councils in tiie 
 land. 
 
 A Baptist. 
 
 Ou the Death of Lincoln. 
 
 i-.xrKAcr 
 
 IKOM A IKITKR lO HIS 
 HKOIflKR. 
 
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 Dkar Jamks, — I very nuich regret 
 your, as I believe, mistaken vii'ws, 
 anent the merits of the .■\merican strug- 
 gle, and the character and ca])acity of 
 .\be Lincoln, a (lod-ajipointed and 
 Ciod-instructed man, whose death has 
 thrilled tiie world, and wJMse name will 
 be had in everlasting renuinbrance. 
 
 Tens of tiiousands, who thought as 
 you thouglil, iiave changed their minds, 
 but you belong to a stationary stock, 
 who move slow, but sure. I hope you 
 
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 will yet be blessed with light. What 
 do you mean by "greatness?" You 
 do not put a high price on blood or 
 origin ? Name a man, in ancient or 
 modern times, so overwhelmed with 
 care, possessing so much power, who 
 valued so little the honor of office, who 
 evinced such 7m'sdom, firmness, unsel- 
 fishness, faith, perseverance, modera- 
 tion and honesty. 
 
 Abraham Lincoln was a great and 
 good man. 
 
 No war was ever more justified on 
 the part of the North, and no war was 
 ever so fruitful of blessings to the hu- 
 man race. The spirits of hell and the 
 devil were leagued against truth and 
 
 righteousness Wrong has been van- 
 quished, and right stands forth, justi- 
 fied and beautified, as gold tried in the 
 furnace. 
 
 The assassination of Lincoln is an 
 epitome of the great quarrel As for 
 Booth, he deserves not a thought, but 
 as by agency, he represented the South. 
 Lincoln's death is a great blessing,— he 
 conquered when he fell. In no way 
 could the aim of his life be more surely 
 be made sure than by his death. With 
 him slavery died, the South was con- 
 quered and the Nation united. 
 
 Your Brother William. 
 
 Clarence, May 15, 1865. 
 
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 A Khyme on a Pugilistic, Usurious, Vain, 
 Vindictive Christian at Rockland. 
 
 { Written fir the News. ) 
 
 Archibald J, 'tis said 
 
 By himselfi lias been dead, 
 
 'J'o the world, for many a year, 
 
 Was converted by grace, 
 
 And can jjoint out the place. 
 
 By a stump in Plantagenet's rear. 
 
 With blind zeal for the cause, 
 Of the master whose laws 
 He treats as of small repute. 
 He will pray and will preach. 
 And exhort and beseech. 
 But always loves best to dispute. 
 
 In a doctrinal fray, 
 
 Robert Johnston, one day, 
 
 Smote Archie on the dexter cheek, 
 
 Who quickly turned t'other. 
 
 Saying "smite again brother, 
 
 I've learned to be gentle and meek." 
 
 How dramatic ! this saint. 
 
 But such acting's a feint. 
 
 Although much of duty he'll prate, 
 
 " I'll knock you down sprawling, 
 
 Then kick you for falling," 
 
 Was his language to Clibson, of late. 
 
 Fie for shame ! ii is well, 
 The Church did expel 
 This deacon so eager for strife, 
 He had better repair 
 To the stump, and in prayer 
 Confess all the sins of his life. 
 
 Much in judgment he lacks, 
 And of self strongly smacks, 
 
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 158. 
 
 rOKTKV. 
 
 While liis tongue aye wags and is loud, 
 
 His creed is very sound, 
 
 But in practice unbound, 
 
 Vain, selfish, conceited and proud. 
 
 Usurious at best, 
 
 To feather well his nest, 
 
 \\ ith him is a subject of boast, 
 
 I -ike a niggardly screw, 
 
 C'an shave notes like a Jew, 
 
 And sinners who borrow well roast. 
 
 Hut what folly I tiiis trial 
 
 To serve (lod, and meanwhile, 
 
 (Jive your heart in full to make pelf, 
 
 His religion is vain. 
 
 Who would heaven obtain. 
 
 Yet refuses to crucify self 
 
 In fme, Archie repent 
 Of your rowdy intent, 
 ^And tile anger and malice you feel, 
 'I'o'ards the peo])lc who share, 
 The expulsion affair, 
 \\'hile your guilt's as silly as real. 
 
 No doubt ott he regrets, 
 
 .Ml his many defects. 
 
 And mourns the old .\dani within. 
 
 Would the devil defy. 
 
 Seeking strength from on high, 
 
 'I'o t„ittle witli self and with sin. 
 
 Hut religious by jerks, 
 
 And indulging in quirks, 
 
 .\ccords not with the book divine ; 
 
 Who would give no offen e, 
 
 .Must shun vain pretense, 
 
 In good works redeeming the time. 
 
 Ottawa. .March, 1879. 
 
 RKTROYZR. 
 
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 Lines on a Puritan Lady in the Ottawa Valley. 
 
 ( I'm- the \ • ,!■!,. ) 
 
 Ye gods of \crse mv pen inspire, 
 To write in words oV living lire, 
 A lady's jiraise, unknown to fame, 
 Puritan maiden we will name; 
 I'air in person, with gifts of mind 
 Claim and discreet, with tastes refined 
 Walking with (knl, His Word her guide 
 Answering not hack they who chide, ' 
 Mod..>st and meek, coy, retiring. 
 Ne'er to fashion's art asjjiring, "" 
 Neither by action or by look '^' 
 Feig.is wiser than the sacred Hook, 
 'J'reading by faith the narrow way, 
 I'orgetting not to watch and \>n\y. 
 Trusting in Jesus Christ alone, 
 I'he tried, chief, precious corner stone, 
 Her creed is brief, explicit, plain. 
 If works will save, Christ died in vain, 
 Vet jjrove obedience, and as clear 
 The faith that truly is sincere. 
 In her, rare qualities combine, 
 Duty and truth resplendant shine. 
 The Bible holds throughout divine. 
 Siie treats with scorn all aims of man, 
 'I'o mend the least, Cod's glorious plan. 
 Can erring creatures of the dust 
 Nature's machinery aught adjust ? 
 Much less the spirit's work control. 
 Who made, alone can guide the soul. 
 -She si)urns, as trash, all doctrines taught 
 Absurdly styled: "advanced thought,' 
 Chooses the ancient jiaths, who ma\' 
 In folly's quagmires go astray. 
 Within the church, she takes a share 
 In every duty, every care. 
 Warning the lapsing, lest thev stray. 
 Aiding the well-doing in their way,' 
 Cuiiiing the sinner to the road 
 'I'hat leads to h.appiness and Coil. 
 Seeking those things which banish strife, 
 Stu(.ious to live a blameless life. 
 .\im.ng the gospel to commend 
 Alike to foe as well as friend. 
 Perhaps, in doctrine somewhat strong. 
 Put whether right or whether wrong, 
 .Stern principle her star to guide. 
 Come weal or woe. or what betide 
 
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 rOETKY. 
 
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 Of calvinistic stock and scliool, 
 
 Avowing close conmuinioii rule. 
 
 Deeming a i)reaclier auglit unsound, 
 
 She feels in painful duty bound 
 
 To tell the [jarson, to his face, 
 
 His need of more informing grace. 
 
 Each while, the brotherhood incline, 
 
 'To have a social, pleasant time, 
 
 No sister so expert as she 
 
 To make the coffee and the tea. 
 
 The doors are opened very wide, 
 
 And close communion laid aside, 
 
 (\'nts, twenty-five, give right to share, 
 
 The speeches and the modest fare. 
 
 Youths flock in crowds, some want a lark, 
 
 Some flirt a trifle, some may spark 
 
 In spite of tleacon or church clerk. 
 
 Who seeks a wife, seeks what is good. 
 
 To wed is wise, and all men should. 
 
 Who woes and weds this maiden fair, 
 
 Will find in her a treasure rare ; 
 
 She'll do her husband good always. 
 
 And gain from him abundant [jraise. 
 
 Like merchant's ships will bring from far, 
 
 All kinds of food that needed are. 
 
 While yet' tis night will leave her bed. 
 
 That all her household may be fed. 
 
 Consider aright to purchase soil, 
 
 And vineyards ])lant, by fruit of toil, 
 
 Her loins will girdle firm with might 
 
 And i)urn her candle all the night. 
 
 To needy ones will help bestow, 
 
 Nor dread her household for the snow, 
 
 For all, in scarlet will i)arade, 
 
 Herself in richest dress arrayed. 
 
 Honor, her husband will await. 
 
 Sitting with lilders in the gate. 
 
 She, clothed with strength and honors won. 
 
 Will mut h rejoice in time to come ; 
 
 Wisdom from out her lips still flows. 
 
 Her speech the law of kindness knows ; 
 
 Daughters, in numbers, have done well,. 
 
 Hut she will all of them excel. 
 
 Now let us view our heroine. 
 
 Wisely redeeming present time, 
 
 iMnjiloyed within the household region. 
 
 When duties feminine are legion, 
 
 Suffice to .say she bravely dares. 
 
 Surmounting well her endless cares, 
 
 Can cook to t)rder, wash to please, 
 
 (!hurn butter and make best of cheese. 
 
 The whole domestic comjjass box, 
 
 C!an sweep a floor or roast an ox. 
 
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 But chiefly as a nurse we claim 
 For her a high and honored name, 
 latient, mdulgent, self all slain, 
 Sharmg the sufferer's racking pain, 
 Uith speech so uoh and steps so light- 
 Intensely watching day and night. 
 Such fervent love, such anxious care, 
 Uith agonizmg, inward prayer, 
 Are qualities in nurses rare. 
 Alas, when children claim her aid 
 Extremely foolish acts this maid, 
 She feeds their humours, whims and 
 Condons capricious, facetious capers. 
 Suffers their noisy, crying, squalling. 
 And mildly brooks excessive bawling. 
 She does not rule -the rulers they, 
 Who all her mandates disobey. 
 She pleads for cjuarter, sues for grace, 
 And gets for pay, slaps in the face, 
 Iries coaxing, bribing, but all arts, 
 tai quite, to touch their callous hearts 
 
 Wont darling baby quiet keep 
 And let his aunty get some sleep?" 
 But darling bal)y wants to play 
 And aunt may sleep as best she may. 
 \yherefore not try the ancient rule : 
 'I he rod has virtue for a fool, 
 Who spurns its use but hates 'his boy 
 And sorrow has, instead of joy. ' 
 
 Enough of counsel, blame and praise 
 Happy and lengthened be thy days. 
 Whether you wed or maid remain,' 
 May ijeace within your bosom reign. 
 Thus ends this crude, imperfect dity, 
 Lacking the grace of being witty 
 Or ornamental, polished diction ; 
 But claims much more— it is no fiction. 
 
 Ottawa River, Nov., 1879. 
 
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 A Rhyme for the Time. -On the Struggle to be Sheriff. 
 
 (For /he Ni wx.j 
 
 Our worthy Sheriff has been sumnioned where 
 
 All sin is banished, and all earthly care. 
 
 This vacant otitice many suitors crave, 
 
 But only one the precious gift can have. 
 
 The rest jioor fellows, must with grief bewail 
 
 That in the hunt they come in at the tail. 
 
 Thus Mr. B., who once was M. P. P., 
 
 On i)arty grounds, as all shall plainly see, 
 
 Can slu)w clear title, that without a doubt 
 
 Will put competitors to hasty rout. 
 
 Did he not win his seat with hands all clean? 
 
 No bribing, treating, lying have been seen. 
 
 Throughout his canvass, every act was such 
 
 At which no Christian man could censun much. 
 
 His eloquence so rare, so charming sweet, 
 
 Out-did McCee, who got a sad defeat, 
 
 And saved the county from the lasting shame 
 
 Of bowing down its neck to foreign reign. 
 
 Hagar, 'tis true, nigh lost a close run race. 
 
 By B. obtruding in a hopeless chase, 
 
 But B., shrewd man, took this unusual way 
 
 The strength of Hagar better to display. 
 
 None truer to his part ? V'ou can trust 
 
 His every action scjuared by what is just 
 
 Within tlie County, none can better claim. 
 
 So clean a record of a spotless name. 
 
 Self, left for ever in the distant rear, 
 
 " Wiiat's right is best,'' — his teaching ever clear. 
 
 His conduct moulded by the sacred Book, 
 
 From whicli. in former years, grand texts he took. 
 
 Within the House, with never-failing zeal 
 
 He worked, alone to forward public weal. 
 
 Still voted straight whatever storm might lower, 
 
 N.ir ever sought to share the reins of power. 
 
 Consistency aside, if Sheriff made. 
 
 With cocked hat crowned and wearing courtly blade. 
 
 He'll do the airs of office on parade 
 
 With grace ; what's more, will never seek to shirk 
 
 '{"he less inviting cares of ])ul)lic work. 
 
 P(^ssessing brass and brains and lore wiihall, 
 
 Small wonder that he hears this inward call. 
 
 Louder than was of yore the pulpit cry 
 
 'I'o warn jjoor sinners to prepare to die. 
 
 W. comes next, all (]ualms he boldly braves, 
 
 Alone on family grounds the post he craves. 
 
 l'"ull brother is ui the ex sjjeakcr West, 
 
 And son of him iust entered into rest, 
 
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 Nought else besides, this claimant recommends, 
 But power of kindretl, and desire of friends. 
 Another yet demands our curious gaze, 
 Whose modest worth all people great be-praise, 
 D. builds his hopes upon the Himsy plea, 
 That I'rescott already has given Sheriffs three, 
 That Russell should, as truly Russell can. 
 The oHfice (ill - and he's the projjer man. 
 Of loyal descent and well-known liberal race, 
 With lore enough aright to lill the |jlace. 
 No beggar, cringing low with hat in hand, 
 Justice alone he claims, with (irm demand. 
 Though last, not least, comes !''., who firmly stands. 
 And universal praise from all commands. 
 His figure, mind and bearing fully scan, 
 And fmd him all and every inch a man. 
 T'l^' ])ast gives |)ro()of, with energy and skill 
 'This otitice high he can with credit fdl, 
 And were the Counties asked by vote to show 
 On wliom they would the envied boon bestow. 
 Without mistake, T'.'s name would upward soar. 
 Out-numbering all, by very many score. 
 Mowat needs not our very humble ])raise. 
 His worth will yet be sung in lofty lays. 
 By some sweet bard, begot in future days ; 
 Ontario's best and most unselfish friend, 
 Long may he live, and jieaccful be his end. 
 One favor we entreat May he aright 
 Judge this important question, and despite 
 All i)arty ties, let merit win the day, 
 .Xnd wc, in dutv bound, will ever jiray. 
 
 C. E. 
 Ottawa Banks, Mnrch. 1880. 
 
 A Parody. 
 
 {For ihr A'/ »•.<.) 
 
 A parody, on a i)art of ]o\\n Gilpin, showing in what 
 way a most excellent teacher of immersion escaped being 
 fatally immersed, in ])assing through deej) water to the 
 ice, in spring. 
 
 John Jones was once a citizen, 
 Of credit and renown ; 
 A Baptist Parson eke was he 
 Of Digby's thriving town 
 
 John Jones' spouse said to her dear, 
 " Though married we have been 
 
 lM)r very many years, yet 
 No travel yet have seen. 
 
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 I'OETRY. 
 
 Besides, I do bt'Ucve, John, 
 
 This field is growing bare, 
 
 While pastures fat and flourishing 
 
 With welcome you may share. 
 
 The i)cople too desire a change. 
 
 And value not your merit, 
 
 Their faith seems dead, their zeal has fled, 
 
 Fly John and save your credit. 
 
 To-morrow, though the Sabbath day, 
 To Sunderland repair, 
 Vou will be so much on your way. 
 And preach while staying there. 
 
 Then start you for the further west 
 Where I will follow soon, 
 Ontario is a goodly land. 
 Where thousands can find room." 
 
 He quick replied ; " I do admire 
 Of woman kind but one. 
 And you are she, my Martha dear. 
 Therefore it shall be done. 
 
 I am a preacher sound and bold 
 As Digbyites all know. 
 And Deacon Black, the worthy smith, 
 Will lend his horse to go." 
 
 Quoth Mrs. J. : "That's nobly said. 
 And though the water's deep, 
 As you're a JJajjtist Parson, John, 
 Alof"t your courage keep." 
 
 John J. embraced his thoughtful wife — 
 O'crjoyed was he to find 
 Tliat, though on worldly schemes intent. 
 She had a pious mind. 
 
 The day arrived — the sleigh was brought. 
 And they did both get in. 
 Parson and Deacon, quite agog 
 To smash through thick and thin. 
 
 Smack went the whip off went the sleigh. 
 Were ever men nioi* mad, 
 The horse plunged in a fearful gulf. 
 Which threatened tidings sad. 
 
 John flung himself upon the horse, 
 The Deacon grasped the sleigh, 
 Both being in a dismal i)light 
 Like sailors cast away. 
 

 POETRY. 
 
 In dire affright, the parson seized 
 Ihe horse's flowing mane, 
 {Circled his limbs around its flanks 
 And pulled, for life, the rein. 
 
 The horse, which never in this sort 
 flad handled been before, 
 What thing had got ujmn his back 
 Did wonder more nnd more. 
 
 Yet made a spring upon the ice, 
 And brought the men both out, 
 Admonished next time to beware, 
 Of what they were afiout. 
 
 For though 'mong birds of varied creed 
 As '■ water fowl ^' they rank, 
 Both thought a "sprinkle" better then 
 I nan was a flowing tank. 
 
 Al.so that batiis in icy floods, 
 K'en Baptists should forego. 
 For heaven all penance interdicts 
 As idle, fleshly show. 
 
 This worthy |)arson reached the west 
 Soon alter got a church. 
 And Martha had the joy to see 
 Higby left in the lurch.' 
 
 Long may he there be spared to preach 
 With zeal, as here displayed, 
 And Martha, in the diadem 
 Of meekness be arrayed. 
 
 l.et none suppose this tale is meant 
 Ihe Bajjtist's creed to slight, 
 Dean Stanley says : " On Hible grounds, 
 No question they arc right." 
 
 Digby, the lurch surmounted well, 
 A fitting man was found, 
 Faithful, yet genial, apt to teach, 
 In doctrine always sound. 
 
 Now let us sing : " Long live the Queen," 
 And iriend J., long live he, 
 And when he fight, the floods again, 
 May we be there to see. 
 
 Ottawa Bank.s, January, 1880. ' " 
 
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 Sam3 Grlimpses of Clarence, Past and Present. 
 
 LINKS KKAI) AT A SUNOAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY IN 
 THIS TOWNSHIP. 
 
 {For the New».) 
 
 Children, i)ray listen, while I l)riefly trace, 
 The onward progress of this favored place, 
 l^oth nural and material scenes survey. 
 Contrasting present with times |)assed away. 
 Since this much valued Sunday School began. 
 Much more than fifty years their course have ran, 
 A loi. -ly wilderness was Clarence then. 
 The home of deer, and other wild beasts' den. 
 The forest dense held universal sway, 
 O'.vls screeched wolves howled from dusk till lireakof day, 
 'I'he lone excejjtion to this picture ilrear. 
 Was some few acres in the forest clear. 
 And tamilies six lived on the river's bank, 
 Caught of its fish, and of its waters drank. 
 Supplies besides were, not in amj/ie store, 
 Ancl sc:iiuiness in\aileti oft theii door. 
 No cart or buggy then the jilace had seen. 
 One horse alone to crop the herbage green. 
 No roads to travel on, for love or pay, 
 The river onl) was the great highway. 
 Canoes in summer, winter, on the ice. 
 Though cramps and (Uu;kings often was the price, 
 But here, witli natures wilderness, did reign 
 A moral darkness, causing greater bane ; 
 * , J Sal/bath bell jiroclaimed the hour of prayer. 
 None met to worship God with sutemii air. 
 No gospel pre;u lied no moral lessons given. 
 None warned of hell none pointed up to heaven. 
 Cod's name and day were both alike profaned. 
 Nor deemed the guilty any should be blamed, 
 No libraries diffuied their cheering light, 
 To scatter darkness from the "mental night," 
 To ])lease, instruct, refine the lumian heart. 
 Bid folly, vice and ignorance depart. 
 But soon a change diversilied the scene. 
 And light ajipented where dnrkness long had been, 
 A iransformatiiin, great as day from night, 
 Matle Clarence, o.ice so dark, a beacim light. 
 September, eighteen hundred twenty-two, 
 : aw land, at Foxes' I'oint, a hardy crew 
 Of old and young and middle aged, whose aim. 
 Was in the woods a livelihood to g;un. 
 They b.ought not cash or jielf, in ample store. 
 But \\ill to toil ill patience, and vet more — 
 
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 The lamp of life, tlieir guide tliiougli earth's dark way, 
 
 Whose brilliant beams shine to the present day, 
 
 And multitudes have shared the bliss to know, 
 
 The pardoning grace the Savicjur does bestow. 
 
 The senior of this band, a man intent 
 
 On doing go(jd to all where'er he went. 
 
 First waked the echoes of our valley's bound, 
 
 And blew the gos])el trumpet's welcome sound ; 
 
 To teach the young was evermore his joy. 
 
 And soon with others shared this blest employ. 
 
 No day .school, when this Sabbath School began, 
 
 It proved a d')uble boon to many a man, 
 
 .\nd many wom^n can Ic )k back and say. 
 
 That school they loved the more each Sabbath day. 
 
 Do you enquire where met the youthful band. 
 
 No sclioolhou -.e tlien or chapel graced the land ' 
 
 Look out on Foxes' I'oint a ruined wall. 
 
 Whose tottering form bespeaks an early fall. 
 
 That was the place high, honored, sacred j^ile, 
 
 The good man's house and preaching place the while. 
 
 No consecrated forms e'er gave it worth. 
 
 But souls cx])erienced there the second birth. 
 
 And hovering angels, joyful at the sight. 
 
 Bore the glad news to add to heaven's delight. 
 
 Now, mark the change - Zion in beauty stands, — 
 
 The pines rejoice — the maples clap their Ivmds. 
 
 Waste ])lares sing -the wilderness is green, 
 
 And fruit abouiul.; where barrenness was seen. 
 
 Tile placid river mirrors on its face, 
 
 These scenes of beauty and results of grace. 
 
 Fochaber's mounts revv.rberate the strains. 
 
 By Davids san;,' in Judea's fair domaitis. 
 
 Instead of sloth, nulustry lent its hand, 
 
 .\nd igiv)rance becanie a shameful brand. 
 
 'I'he forest fell, the fields smiled gay with corn. 
 
 Flocks grazed where wolves before their prey had tor.i. 
 
 From sundry parts, new comers swell the band, 
 
 Each hound to own and clear a piece of land, 
 
 Progress is nuule, advancement marks our town. 
 
 And Clarence claims and meets with fair renown. 
 
 The Sunday School continues on its way. 
 
 Religion lives and temperance holds its sway, 
 
 School house; dot fuir settlements, and tell 
 
 That lore and science have their friends as well. 
 
 A chapel neat supplies a house of |)rayer, 
 
 The same in which wt now assembled are. 
 
 Roads cross our borders, - -steeds await our will, 
 
 To turn the furrow -go to church or mill. 
 
 The easy /ehicle or waggon strong, 
 
 A wonder once, now daily rolls along. ^ 
 
 Libraries abound, papers of every kind, 
 
 Direct the erring and inform the mind. 
 
 Nameless our blessings, sinn them as we may, 
 
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 Demanding praise and thankfulness each day. 
 Contrast the past and present, and avow, 
 Mercy and truth have followed until now. 
 A chosen place, a chosen people iiere, 
 May worship God and nothing have to fear. 
 The seed was sown in weakness, yet, in trust, 
 All honor to the men now in the dust, 
 Their works appear, and children's children show 
 In them the fruits of labors long ago. 
 Let us so privileged, by our actions prove 
 Worthy descendants of the men we love, 
 And raise, with thankful hearts, our voices high, 
 .\scribing praise to Him who rules the sky. 
 Beseech His blessing on this school and place, 
 This town, its interests and its motley race. 
 May all be subject to His Sovereign sway, 
 First learn to know and then his will obey. 
 Be it our aim to love, each one the other, 
 And recognize in every man a brother. 
 Our country's jjeace strive ever to maintain, 
 That in its peace we quiet may obtain. 
 Speak truth, deal fairly, and restrain .the tongue 
 From words profane, or doing neighbors wrong. 
 Our country has its claims, let patriot zeal 
 Still prompt to works, devoted to its weal. 
 Let cheers arise, and cheers in thunders ring 
 For Canada, our country, and our Queen. 
 
 C. E. 
 
 Ottawa Banks, May, 1880. 
 
 Lines to a Hard Workiuaj Farmer Politician in the 
 Ottawa Valley. 
 
 (For the Nnex.) 
 
 How is your stomach and how your liver? 
 V'our pluck, I know, is as good as ever, 
 Your soul is a fort, besiege it what may, 
 The bulwarks of which refuse to give way. 
 Nor will until time its shell shall decay. 
 Then, go It, old boy, with devil-dare speed, 
 'I'he world of hard workers has very much need, 
 Hut mark you the while, that reason must guide, 
 Lest on (juicksands and rocks helpless you slide. 
 Like ships without rudders, forced by the tide. 
 Ask you if conscience and reason together, 
 Ls enough for man. life's stormu to weather? 
 I answer no. for as compass and chart 
 Without light avail naught, when all is dark, 
 So conscience and reason, on lacking the light 
 The Bible supplies, grope idly in night. 
 
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 A truce at once to more ethical teaching, 
 
 And, as you dislike exegetical preaching, 
 
 I turn to the world and worldly pursuits, 
 
 Which yield to the flesh more gratifying fruits, 
 
 What think you now of our immortal Blake, 
 
 And his gigantic speech in Durham spake ? 
 
 What flow of words ! how thick the thoughts are spread, 
 
 A man most sound in creed, in heart and head. 
 
 No truckling trickster, seeking for himself 
 
 The reins of power or the gains of pelf 
 
 Duty and truth his watchwords— all may scan, 
 
 In him an honest, patriotic man. 
 
 He'll watch Sir John and all his wily tricks. 
 
 Who'll find it hard to kick against the pricks, 
 
 While Blake stands sentry, quickly, in default. 
 
 He'll scorch his marrow, rubbing in the salt. 
 
 The dinner lately given to this Knight, 
 
 Was such as put all decency to flight. 
 
 A monster bacchanalian noisy sight. 
 
 Some sat on others laps, like boobies sighed, 
 
 Some feign would sing, others speeches tried. 
 
 But were so drunk, nor song nor speech could give, 
 
 So shouted loud "may John A. ever live." 
 
 The mighty chief praised self beyond all scale, 
 
 Denounced the Opposition, tooth and nail, 
 
 No quarter gave to Mr. Mac and Co., 
 
 Who nothing did, in fact, did nothing know, 
 
 .\11 legislation worthy of the name. 
 
 Did for himself and his great party claim. 
 
 Settled the question of the clergy lands, 
 
 Took credit for the ballot and demands. 
 
 Confederation wrought out by his hands. 
 
 The rule responsible this country shares, 
 
 Is further proof of his abundant cares. 
 
 In fact our Canada can never pay 
 
 The debt she owes Sir John, and therefore may. 
 
 Submit with grace to grin and bear his sway. 
 
 C. E. 
 Ottawa River, Dec. 1879. 
 
 " A hard-working farmer politician in the Ottawa 
 Valley," in the columns of the L'Orignal A^ejcs cele- 
 brates the recent banquet in melodious verse that irre- 
 sistibly reminds us of Homer in its simplicity and vigor. 
 An extract will be sufficient : 
 
 "The dinner lately given to this Knight, 
 
 Was such as put all decency to flight, 
 
 A monster bacchanalian noisy sight, 
 
 Some sat on others laps, like boobies sighed, 
 
 Some fain would sing, others speeches tried, 
 
 But were so drunk, nor song nor spueoh could give, 
 
 So shouted loud, "may John A. ever live." 
 
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 POETRY. 
 
 To His Youngest Daughter. 
 
 THE FOLLOWING IS THE LAST PRODUCTION FROM THE PEN 
 OF THE AUTHOR. 
 
 space 
 
 My baby girl asks me to trace, 
 Some thoughts, to fill a vacant 
 Within this Album, so I'll try, 
 However feebly, to comply. 
 The dedication, by B. E., 
 Permits prosaic poetry. 
 So, in this guise, I shall indite, 
 Whate'er my noddle finds to write. 
 The subject? ah, here comes the rub, 
 So boundless ! wise men feel the snub ; 
 Which to escape, a wish I'll name, 
 May she, in naught e'er put to shame. 
 Enjoy on earth a well earned fame. 
 And Heaven's "well done" at last obtain. 
 
 Wm. Edwards, Sr. 
 Clarence, Feb., i88i. 
 
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